Board members and administrators debated a standing practice for school visits after some board members arranged unscheduled or short-notice visits to schools.

Administrators described a protocol asking visitors, including board members, to notify the central office so building staff can prepare and avoid interrupting instruction. "In order to avoid interruption of the instructional program and to revoke the safety of students and staff, building principals shall institute administrative procedures concerning visitors to the school," a district administrator read from policy language during the discussion and said the district had implemented a procedure to facilitate tours through the central office.

Several board members said state statute (board communications with employees and the public) and past board practice allow members to contact building principals directly and that routine visits should not be burdened by extra steps. One board member said they did not intend to disrupt instruction and expected principals to accept reasonable requests for visits. Others — including at least one principal — said ad hoc visits in the past had caused anxiety for teachers and sometimes led to longer conversations that interrupted classrooms.

The board did not adopt a new written policy during the meeting. Members agreed to take additional time to reconcile the state statute, existing board policy and the district's administrative procedure and to return to the topic at the next meeting. Administrators said the central-office facilitation is intended as a coordination mechanism, not as a permanent barrier to school access; board members emphasized their statutory role in visiting schools.

Public commenters and some board members urged a respectful, collaborative approach to scheduling visits to avoid interrupting instruction while ensuring board members maintain contact with schools.