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A board member moved to approve the superintendent's contract \"for the years 2025 through 2028\"; another member seconded the motion and the board approved it by voice vote. The presiding officer called for \"All in favor? Aye.\" and declared the motion passed.

On a separate motion, the board approved issuance of boarding middle school CTE conditional certificate renewals for the 2025-26 school year. Again, a motion and second were made and the board approved the request by voice vote.

Why it matters: The three-year superintendent contract sets the district's senior leadership employment term and any associated commitments between board and superintendent; renewal of CTE conditional certificates enables continuity for CTE instruction at the middle-school level.

What the meeting record shows: The motions passed without roll-call tallies recorded in the public minutes excerpt provided; the board used a voice vote and the chair announced unanimous passage in both cases. The meeting transcript does not provide motion text beyond the basic approval language nor specify vote counts or abstentions.

Implementation notes: The superintendent contract is effective immediately as approved at the meeting. The CTE conditional certificates cover the 2025'26 school year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Board Meeting - June 5, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board unanimously approved a superintendent contract covering 2025'2028 and granted renewal of conditional CTE certificates for the 2025'26 school year by voice vote.","taxTitle","Orting School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",38761,"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},6211445,"Orting to trench utilities for new high school portables, shift elementary start times and move Orting Elementary into Lehi wing",106,1294000,1400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3695824-c526cac95693f33d51e950809e05281d&start=1294&end=1400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3695824-c526cac95693f33d51e950809e05281d/thumbnail_1294000.jpg","/articles/6211445/Washington/Orting-to-trench-utilities-for-new-high-school-portables-shift-elementary-start-times-and-move-Orting-Elementary-into-Lehi-wing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6211445-028fa9bdef0214c5d33d1a24aa302a1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770487593&Signature=b0-6krzYmNTauccTganb8Ef8Yya8cwPtcoYB7N~1dsyjuQAMlcI5S0KyhRMblxUZ2cdUawE2OVUjpLUhIhidQqVhiEw1ghoJ3wgxdPVVDJxesmouHeeTKVeV-baVa0ngyuk~mLkrYCwuyTroO6yOdgHtHXcitvPNl59YJ3WD--V1U8NhZ3pz6MdQKHSbNecRIUq1UBX0cZlVFBTes2JpRQ0R94~k2lFcCh7eYsIpyDPFRWkItTo65xYQkkyrDj6ziP1JxolfElomlvj8cQPzsvAQh4j1LeNgDa4~Aj~~UObCf0i2VD5hCflxcZiqx5qAYiU94B3uLQGw2VVYUe4Xhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District facilities staff updated the board Wednesday about summer work to prepare for additional portables at the high school and a short bus-routing change for fall.

Staff said crews are trenching roughly 18 inches to install technology and communications for new portables in the high school parking lot and will trench to the West Wing so alarm systems can be connected. The work is scheduled to continue through the summer with a target to have systems operational before school starts in August.

The district also plans to relocate Orting Elementary into the Lehi Wing in a shared arrangement: elementary will occupy six classrooms there and the high school will retain two classrooms; a wall will separate elementary from high school spaces. Staff said the change will temporarily limit growth space at the high school once the move is complete.

To help address bus routing and increased traffic congestion, the district will push back elementary start times and dismissal times by 10 minutes starting in the fall. Staff said the small time shift is intended to ensure routes can be completed reliably amid increased neighborhood distances and traffic.

The board was also told the shared restroom configuration will keep two restrooms accessible to the high school near the portables; staff said the arrangement will continue \"for the foreseeable future\" as the district monitors enrollment and growth.

Why it matters: The physical changes and timing adjustments are operational steps that affect families' morning and afternoon schedules, building use and the high school's near-term capacity. The portable infrastructure work is needed to bring the temporary classrooms online with alarms and network connections.

What to watch for next: Technical completion of trenching and alarm/network hookups over the summer, final summer schedules for construction access, and any parent communications rolling out about the 10-minute start/dismissal time shift.

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Director Steve Brown (title in meeting: presenting director) said preliminary ELA grade-level average growth moved from about 1.6% last year to roughly 7% this year; he also reported math growth reversing a prior negative average and improving districtwide. Brown framed the gains as part of a multi-year effort involving curriculum adoption, new interim assessments and teacher collaboration.

\"When we look at our ELA grade level data ... the average growth last year of our grade levels was 1.6%. This year ... it's 7%. That's impressive,\" Brown said. He also noted individual grade improvements cited in district materials: fourth grade about 9.5%, fifth grade about 10%, and sixth grade about 13% (figures preliminary and labeled by staff as not-final).

District literacy staff told the board the district deployed the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) program midyear for kindergarten through second grade to strengthen explicit instruction in foundational reading skills. Dr. Westover said teachers and principals determined that some early-reading components in the previously adopted materials were not explicit enough to teach phonics and foundational skills at the needed level, so the district implemented UFLI midyear and will continue it into next year for K'2 and selectively for third grade as needed.

\"We brought [UFLI] in mid year...the kids love it. They can't wait until we do UFLI. And kids are engaged and then instruction is very explicit,\" Dr. Westover said.

Superintendent and academic leaders also described other changes that feed the district's improvement efforts: focused interim assessment blocks aligned to standards, teacher professional learning communities (PLCs), modified master schedules at elementary schools to make room for UFLI, and coaching for teachers on core instruction and interventions.

District leaders cautioned the results were preliminary: staff repeatedly said results were subject to final validation and state comparisons were not yet available. They framed the data as evidence the instructional \"flywheel\" the district has worked to build is beginning to turn and asked for continued board support as the work moves from pilots and interim measures to systemwide implementation.

Why it matters: The combination of stronger interim assessment systems, an explicit early-literacy program and teacher-focused inquiry work represents an operational shift designed to accelerate students to grade-level reading. District leaders tied the changes directly to the district goal of increasing mastery of core ELA and math competencies.

What to watch: Implementation fidelity for UFLI in kindergarten through second grade, the planned January mid-year review of third-grade progress, and final, state-validated SBA outcomes expected after data validation.

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In a 10-minute public comment, Anthony (last name not provided) said a former LEAP student who had been deprived of individualized support attacked multiple students this school year and eventually assaulted staff. He said district administrators waited to provide needed services until after staff were attacked, and that his own family had to obtain a Pierce County protection order so his daughter could safely attend school.

\"I shouldn't have to go get a protection order against a 10 year old boy so my daughter can attend school safely,\" Anthony said. He asked the board to \"look into what principals and vice principals are doing in our schools\" and to hold administrators accountable for what he described as \"negligence.\" He added that investigative reports he reviewed omitted important facts.

Bonnie, the meeting's presiding officer, responded after the comment period: \"We will look into it, and we appreciate you for sending your questions. And we'll follow-up with you.\" The board did not take any formal vote or announce a staff investigation during the meeting.

Why it matters: Anthony alleged that the district removed or reduced supports for students who previously had one-on-one assistance and that that removal affected safety across classrooms. The allegations, if verified, would raise questions about compliance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and appropriate disciplinary and safety responses.

What was said and what remains to be done: Anthony described one student who was removed from school for a day after an incident and then returned; only after subsequent attacks on staff was a one-on-one behavioral aide assigned. He said the protection order he obtained from Pierce County Court was the only thing that kept his daughter from encountering the other student during the interim.

The board's public reply was limited to an acknowledgement and a pledge to follow up. No timeline, internal investigation notice, or staff assignment to examine the allegations was announced at the meeting.

Context: The speaker framed his concerns as system-level failures and explicitly said he was not faulting the student for the behavior, but rather district administration for how incidents and support needs were handled. He also claimed that staff reports sometimes downplayed the severity of incidents.

What to watch for next: The district has not, during the meeting, released a statement of investigation or a deadline for follow-up. Board members indicated they had received the speaker's questions and materials by e-mail; any formal inquiry, findings or remedies the board or administration pursue would be the next public milestones.

","At the June board meeting a parent described repeated safety incidents involving a student removed from LEAP supports and urged the board to investigate administrative failures; the board said it would follow up.","actionData","errors"]

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