White Salmon Schools

Board Meetings

School Board Meetings

Our meetings are open to the public and nearly all our discussion will be held in the open. The exception would be if it were necessary to discuss personnel, litigation, negotiations, complaints against an officer or staff member, or real estate transactions where disclosure would be damaging. In those cases, we may occasionally go into a closed or “executive” session.

WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON

School board members are elected officials, who serve four-year terms of office. We are also non-paid volunteers. In addition to making a number of decisions at school board meetings, we try to keep lines of communications open with our community and represent the needs of the district before state and national representatives. We serve on the school board because we care about providing quality education in our community. You are probably here tonight because you care, too. We appreciate your interest and comments toward meeting that goal.

THE AGENDA

We receive a full agenda several days prior to the board meeting. The agenda may deal with such topics as curriculum, budget, hiring of personnel, facilities, school transportation, or long-range planning. Our agenda usually includes written supporting material that helps us with our decision-making. If it appears that we take quick action on an item, it may be because we have been studying it for several meetings prior to this or we have asked our questions in advance of the meeting.

YOUR COMMENTS

We welcome your comments and questions during the time set aside in the meeting for public comment. Should you wish to speak, we ask that you provide your name and address, so we can follow-up with you if necessary.
Please:
* Keep your comments brief and to the point.
* Do not reflect adversely on the political or economic view, ethnic background, character, or motives of any individual.
If you have a specific complaint about an employee, and you have attempted to solve the situation with the person’s supervisor and/or superintendent, please inform the superintendent or board president in writing at least one week prior to the meeting requesting to meet in executive session.

Past meetings

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