The public comments in the 2/8 meeting were really inspiring and worth watching…you can view this segment below. Lots of new voices at this meeting and some great speeches, word really is spreading.

In the meeting itself, Witt proposed a change to GP-5, to change from:

Board must represent the interests of the citizens of the entire school District

To:

Board must represent the educational interests of the students and their families as first priority, as well as the citizens of the entire school District

This change is expected to come into play with any decisions regarding social issues with students (LGBTQ+, etc) – we expect less tolerance for anything like that (especially after Illingworth’s questions in the 1/25 meeting!). We have CORA requests open to learn more about what discussions may be going on behind the scenes. This was a FIRST READING of this policy, so has not yet been enacted. Be sure to email board members if you have concerns about this (see the district contact info page).

The board also voted to modify the district calendar for next year…I expect they’ll publish that soon.

Here’s the entire meeting: