Cle Elum-Roslyn School District

Minutes

March 23rd 2026 Business Meeting

Date and Time

Monday March 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM

Location

District Central Office

4244 Bullfrog Rd

Cle Elum, WA 98922

Directors Present

C. Nicholls, J. Belcher, J. Simons, L. Nicholson, M. Medalen, Z. Hill

Directors Absent

None

Guests Present

J. DuMars

I. Opening Items

A.

Call the Meeting to Order

Z. Hill called a meeting of the board of directors of Cle Elum-Roslyn School District to order on Monday Mar 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM.

B.

Open Meeting

  • Excuse Board Member Absence: All present
  • Addition or Deletion to Agenda: No
  • Adopt Agenda: MM / JS (msp)

C.

Approve Minutes

L. Nicholson made a motion to approve the minutes from February 23rd 2026 Business Meeting on 02-23-26.
C. Nicholls seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.

II. BOARD AWARDS

A.

Board Awards

Robert Nicholson 1st Grade and Heather Adams 12th grade won March 23rd Board Awards.

III. SUGGESTIONS / PUBLIC COMMENT

A.

Public Comment

Tiffany Green spoke to the board that she is in support of our athletic program adding a Boys High School Soccer team and gave stats on why it would be good for our district.

 

Erin Krekling submitted public comment via email and stated she strongly supports adding boys soccer to the athletic program at CERHS.  She too said boys soccer has grown significantly in our community and it will add student engagement amongst several other areas of value. 

IV. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

A.

Superintendent & Warrior Council Report

JB reported on our New attorney representation KUTAK Rock as well as we have a resolution to accept the completion of the transportation facility.

 

Warrior council reported on the Knowledge Bowl and Future Problem Solvers Competitions and said spring sports competitions will be starting soon.  They also updated the board on their "buckets" such as, student and staff recognition, clean up Cle Elum, the mentor program and career week. 

 

FBLA students asked the board for approval of an overnight trip to Spokane April 21st-24th for their state competition. 4 Students qualified  and they discussed what it is they do at this event.  

V. CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Accounts Payable

Consent agenda was approved as presented: LN / MM (msp)

B.

Fiscal

C.

Personnel

D.

Kutak Rock- Engagement Letter

E.

Resolution 26-3-1- Completion of Transportation Cooperative Project

VI. New Board Business

A.

Proposal to Add Boys Soccer Program- 1st Read

L. Nicholson made a motion to move forward with CHS boys soccer program.
M. Medalen seconded the motion.

Hailey discussed the Boys Soccer Proposal and the board approved for Hailey to move forward with the steps to get this program in progress. 

The board VOTED to approve the motion.

B.

Mid Year School Improvement Plans

Carrieanne, Matt, Scott and Beth all took turns discussing the NWEA Winter MAP data in Reading and Math from grades 1-12.   Matt, Scott and Beth discussed mid year progress monitoring in all buildings that included the culture and climate survey results and exciting programs that are in the works for next year. 

C.

Bond Proposal Discussion

JB and the board discussed the two potential bond packages. They discussed when to possibly go for a bond and what the bond amount could possibly be.  Further discussion is needed to narrow down what could be accomplished with the two different bond proposals. 

VII. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 8:54 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
Z. Hill
C. Nicholls made a motion to Adjourn.
J. Simons seconded the motion.
The board VOTED to approve the motion.