Tacoma School District

Board of Directors Special Meeting

Published on September 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM PDT

Date and Time

Thursday September 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM PDT

The Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors will meet for a Special Meeting on the date and time above in the 4th Floor Boardroom at the Central Administration Building. All regular Board Business Meetings, Committee of the Whole, and Study Session meetings are open public meetings and everyone is encouraged to attend. Executive sessions are closed to the public. Public parking and the main entrance are located on the west side of the building at South G Street. 

 

ACCOMMODATION

Persons requiring accommodations for a disability in order to attend a Board meeting (including the services of a sign language interpreter or those who want to speak at a board meeting but are advised not to attend in-person due to health risks) should contact the Board Office at 253.571.1443 before 4:30 p.m. at least three working days before the meeting to ensure that the District has time to implement appropriate accommodations.

 

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Tacoma Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, homelessness, disability, neurodivergence, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. 

 

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: 

 

Civil Rights Coordinator, Gender-Inclusive Schools Coordinator, and Title IX Coordinator: 

Tiffany Davis-Brantley 

253-571-1252, civilrights@tacoma.k12.wa.us 

 

Section 504 Coordinator: 

Laura Tuman 

253-571-1086, 504Coordinator@tacoma.k12.wa.us 

 

Tacoma Public Schools 

Mailing Address: 

P.O. Box 1357 

Tacoma, WA 98401-1357 

www.tacomaschools.org

 

INTERPRETER

Individuals requiring a language interpreter for a Board meeting for any language, other than a sign language interpreter, should contact the Board Office at 253-571-1443 before 4:30 p.m., at least three working days before the meeting to ensure that the District has sufficient time to identify an interpreter. 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details
I. Opening Items
  A. Call the Meeting to Order
   

Board President Strozier will call the meeting to order.

  B. Roll Call
   

General Counsel Gbenro will call the roll.

  C. Adoption of the Agenda
   

President Strozier will call for a motion to amend the agenda or approve as presented.

II. Executive Session
  A. Purpose
   

The Tacoma Public Schools Board of Directors will meet for an Executive Session from 5:30PM to approximately 6:00PM. The purpose of the Executive Session is to discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation to which the agency, the governing body, or a member acting in an official capacity is, or is likely to become, a party, when public knowledge regarding the discussion is likely to result in an adverse legal or financial consequence to the agency under RCW 42.30.110(i).

III. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting
   

Board President Strozier will adjourn the meeting.