Chair moves to enroll 14 nonresident students in Harmony online program; motion passes unanimously

The Chair of the Stevensville Elementary District Board of Trustees moved to accept the administration's recommendations to enroll 14 nonresident elementary students in the district's Harmony online program; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

The Chair introduced the single agenda item, saying trustees had the records for 14 out-of-district students seeking placement in the Harmony online program and that the administration had provided recommendations for each application. When the Chair asked for questions directed to the administrator, "Mister Dennis" responded that "they've gone through the background checks and been approved by the administrators" and that all of the applicants are online students.

Board members asked about grade levels and program fit. Dennis and trustees discussed that several applicants likely are in the middle-school grades (the discussion referenced seventh/eighth grade), and that the Harmony program traditionally sees limited participation from high-school–aged students in the valley. The record notes some applicants were listed as homeschool and others as coming from previous resident districts; the administration recommendation evaluated each file individually.

After the motion, the Chair called for the vote and stated the motion "passes unanimously." Individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.

Next steps: no further action or conditions were recorded in the transcript related to these enrollments.