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Nut graf: Board members voted to approve the corrected addendum after a brief presentation; roll call showed unanimous approval among voting board members.

The motion to approve the correction was made and seconded during the meeting; the roll call showed all five voting directors in favor. Staff said the correction updates the previously presented salary schedule and does not change the nature of the bargaining agreement beyond the corrected figures presented to the board.

Ending: The board recorded the approval and moved on to other agenda items. Staff will implement the corrected salary schedule per collective bargaining and payroll procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular School Board Meeting - January 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Highline trustees approved a correction to the salary schedule addendum with Teamsters Local 763 covering multiple classified employee groups.","taxTitle","Highline School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",13037,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6386928,"Board accepts $340,000 Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant; director recuses",44,3604000,3648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae&start=3604&end=3648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae/thumbnail_3604000.jpg","/articles/6386928/Washington/Board-accepts-340000-Gates-Foundation-PSESD-Horizons-grant-director-recuses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6386928-6c2d261475a1b1dbef5489ce0e60d15c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770986123&Signature=UuwfMdTsat-e7jibQAlVvot9tL66KmGO~4zF7bKoZla1p1LnGl1vS8B1DHrPGWkbyAWqUuuZZaH1Q-1jATnfLuOIQWaYJNMxAZa2Zq7LWV-7wUQfZ1iASSRpsvgR94aAz78uwXAFoDETwTxeaAOJbl76Ftw0BKMBJhvWhC8OBDCtLfASgYPDjUyWJlAkck7EcuvCsKgKonOsdrhz8P~VJaO-YxLtSjtXb1li9-ui1dsqKxa7jRpx2cW~GRcWP--FdqASLhBqOVOyvS5xtkkXhl1oJ3xg8posmLmnCI-2ovDYwNk6HhpDA-gIhDSjBmY5zYk77jj9BiJBBNJVev-LIA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Highline School District Board of Directors voted Jan. 8 to accept a Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant totaling $340,000 covering 2024–2027.

Director Alvarez announced at the start of the meeting that, because she is an employee of the Educational Service District (ESD), she would recuse herself from consideration of the grant and asked that the item be moved from the consent agenda for a separate vote. The board moved the item from consent, then approved acceptance of the grant by roll call. Director Alvarez recorded an abstention; other voting members voted to approve the acceptance.

Nut graf: The board recorded the recusal up front to avoid a conflict of interest and then approved the grant. Staff described no objections to the grant itself during the meeting.

The motion to accept the Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant, cited in meeting documents as being for $340,000 between 2024 and 2027, passed by roll call with four votes in favor and one abstention (Director Alvarez). The board recorded the result as \"This motion passes 4 to 0 with 1 abstention.\" Staff said the grant acceptance will proceed per normal contracting procedures.

Ending: The board returned other items to the consent agenda and proceeded with the rest of the meeting. Staff will process the grant per district and ESD procedures.","Highline trustees approved acceptance of a $340,000 Gates Foundation PSESD Horizons grant. Director Alvarez recused herself from the vote, saying she is an employee of the ESD; the motion passed with a single abstention.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6386931,"Board debates creating community budget advisory committee; no formal action taken",1229,2283000,3512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae&start=2283&end=3512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae/thumbnail_2283000.jpg","/articles/6386931/Washington/Board-debates-creating-community-budget-advisory-committee-no-formal-action-taken","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6386931-8b8aea993dc029960c03535c01e9db5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770986123&Signature=ilHqSdm~y9LPCDPii4vFDZ81PSpZRkeBx3~wg67NeB6RVcLrk8oqIviuCOrZqLfD4uYSwPYjWNBJ-8sgm5n4SZC8MSE6~o~WSoBW8369Fb~sppVM-IoLNKGNmhZmKIddvc2EHS7yeQJn6KtzaLKDusounO9rxzlfDK~AoORUK3X0EVshetxD8OpJPKrB3lai77M1qHJEp0QF5WFLgDQ9y~D6tO8ASH86CignDJx0hNPbDTERK7FRLLhD2z3SmSBpKU6cQMotoUoIvQ8Mkf62ah9g2Q9prgiw6s5BP60V3nCixkASnC-UQNTNdCHV2bqh-Io-RdHm7jTC7K3cK4~uOA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Highline School District Board of Directors spent roughly an hour on Jan. 8 discussing a proposal to form a community budget advisory committee to provide sustained, community‑level review of the district's budget and resource allocation.

Director Hagos proposed an advisory panel composed of diverse stakeholders — students, families, staff, city leaders and other community members — to apply an equity lens to the district's roughly $405,000,000 budget and improve transparency and public buy‑in for levies and bonds. \"If we're thinking about resource allocation with an equity lens, what better than letting the voice of the people speak to us?\" Hagos said.

Nut graf: The idea prompted disagreement about duplication and efficacy. Several directors and staff pointed to existing structures — the Capital Projects Advisory Committee, Capital Projects Oversight Committee, the Family Action Committee (FAC), CPAC and regular budget presentations — that already solicit community feedback during the year. Some directors urged that the FAC and other standing groups already provide ongoing, trained input; others said those bodies are appointment‑based and do not provide the broad, open review Hagos sought.

During discussion, Director Petrini said the public typically receives the comprehensive budget very close to the public hearing and that the district's 30‑minute hearing before a vote provides little time for meaningful feedback. She said a standing community budget committee or a reworked timeline for hearings could give the public adequate time to review and comment. Director Petrini recounted serving on a Normandy Park citizen budget committee that met weekly and produced an advisory report to the city council as an example of a process that helped regain voter trust after a failed levy.

Staff and other directors noted the district's finance team will begin monthly updates to the board to increase transparency and earlier engagement in the budget development timeline. Board members also said training is required for public committee members because of the technical complexity of K‑12 budgets; one director said some districts require about a year of training for budget advisory committee members.

Ending: No formal motion was made to create a new committee; directors asked Director Hagos to share examples of other districts' advisory committees and for staff to continue monthly finance briefings. The discussion will continue at future meetings.","Directors debated a proposal to form a districtwide community budget advisory committee to increase transparency and equity in resource allocation. Directors were split on whether existing committees already provide similar public input; staff committed to more frequent finance updates to the board.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6386937,"Highline board approves revised instructional materials policy after debate over community role",739,3683000,4422000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae&start=3683&end=4422","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2117432-de26ccc49711ff97af2a6461950c5fae/thumbnail_3683000.jpg","/articles/6386937/Washington/Highline-board-approves-revised-instructional-materials-policy-after-debate-over-community-role","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6386937-c1476a3facdbee6e98e27261ac4fa123/orig.mp4?Expires=1770986123&Signature=EVXSPWDz7si~5h0rkjEUrLtN3ylv9IIoVAc2n9b4eM4jwSaB8K8R7hvR2Z7Xs45tIo9Ndga--CRblV6yEn09UhtAnGcAuI502l2iRYiVsHedzgr6gG4FNCc987hDL-TrAOJjQSGXCiphYj7XE-Qw4syLX2pQm0d-PgbTdVm0xnUlhw6g-vE7-KuuwK9~XBTlBs-RjzY0UkjlbKa9OD9E-CuxM8H1RvHyw~GgnnB2yr-omfaox03ytJzgjV7Enc~cznmSIzGl~ff0ANBcbHjE66ekLlU8hwj81YAu~mUIheK1ImIpLea1BLTptezzBntYM13qJeobNA3i1VD7wmW-pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Highline School District Board of Directors on Jan. 8 approved revisions to Board Policy 2020 on instructional materials and confirmed the superintendent's appointments to the district's Instructional Materials Committee (IMC) after an extended debate about community representation and the board's oversight role.

Supporters said the policy update clarifies the district's course‑of‑study review and adoption process; critics on the board said recent changes in state law and the draft procedures narrow the committee's membership and delegate too much selection authority to the superintendent. Director Hagos raised the idea of including community members beyond parents to broaden perspectives. \"When we're using an equity lens, what better than letting the voice of the people speak to us?\" Hagos said during the meeting. Staff and other directors countered that the revised state statutes (RCWs) now prescribe IMC membership and assignment authority and that the district must follow that statutory framework.

Nut graf: The board's action sets the procedural framework Highline will use when schools or departments propose new core instructional materials. The vote follows questions about constituency, appeals and whether the board or superintendent holds final selection authority under recently revised state rules cited by district legal staff.

Under the adopted policy, core instructional materials will continue to be recommended to the school board for final adoption after a course‑of‑study review and IMC recommendation. Staff described the IMC process as data‑driven: course reviews begin with student and teacher performance data, move through adoption teams and culminate in presentations to the board for approval.

Board debate focused on two issues: whether the IMC membership should explicitly include community members beyond parents and whether the board or superintendent should have authority to appoint IMC members. Legal and policy staff explained that the updated state statutes use language that constrains IMC membership to district professional staff and parents of enrolled students and that the statute delegates selection process authority to the superintendent. Staff said they can seek outside counsel if the board wants a further legal review. \"When you see a sentence that says ‘this committee shall consist of,’ that is who it is limited to,\" a staff member told the board.

Directors who supported the policy said the revisions reduce duplication and provide a single set of grievance and review procedures. Directors who opposed or abstained said the board should preserve stronger governance oversight and ensure more transparent, community‑level budget and curriculum review over time.

The board also approved the superintendent's list of IMC appointees; staff said the IMC will continue to add required parent representatives and update membership annually. Several directors asked staff to clarify how the district will evaluate adopted curricula over time and how the board will be notified of curricular outcomes and appeals.

Ending: The board approved the policy and the appointments by roll call. Staff said they will return with clarifying language or legal guidance if the board requests it and will continue presenting curriculum adoption recommendations to the board as the IMC completes its review work.","Highline School District trustees approved revisions to Board Policy 2020 and the superintendent's appointments to the Instructional Materials Committee after extended discussion about whether community members should serve on the committee and which authority determines membership.","actionData","errors"]

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Highline board approves revised instructional materials policy after debate over community role