Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
Minutes
June 22nd 2026 Business Meeting
Date and Time
Monday June 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
District Central Office
4244 Bullfrog Rd
Cle Elum, WA 98922
Directors Present
C. Nicholls, J. Belcher, L. Nicholson, M. Medalen, Z. Hill
Directors Absent
J. Simons
Guests Present
J. DuMars
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Open Meeting
- Excuse Board Member Absence: Jen Simons- MM / LN (msp)
- Addition or Deletion to Agenda: No
- Adopt Agenda: CN / MM (msp)
C.
Approve Minutes
II. SUPERINTENDENT & WARRIOR COUNCIL REPORT
A.
Report
JB discussed all of the wonderful donations we have received for the board to approve and thanked our doners and stakeholders. John also discussed the AC project and possible completion date, the irrigation project, 7-12 program, the Boys & Girls club and CTE programming for next year.
Lacey awarded the staff who couldn't make it to the June 8th meeting with their Board Awards for going Above and Beyond.
III. SUGGESTIONS / PUBLIC COMMENT
A.
Comment
Jeanine Rodine, a resident of Roslyn and a retired teacher of 45 years commented on her concerns for the 7-12 configurations. She asked the board that we slow the process down, involve children, and build to keep 7-8 grade separate from the High School.
Karen Hiken, also a retired teacher stated her two reasons why she thinks putting 7-8 graders with 9-12 isn't a good idea. Her reasons included possible intimidation from the upper classmen and pregnancy could become a bigger problem in our school community. She suggested to the board they rethink this consideration.
Dr. Lauren Peterson stated he had made a comment on social media regarding the 7-12 model and discussed the 3 points he found as he looked over the comments he had received. The points included people need to be better informed now vs later, some people think it is a terrible idea but others were open to the idea if they were informed on how separation will happen, and the last point was if we proceed with the renovation pathway, the public needs to be assured that this has longevity and isn't a quick fix.
IV. DISCUSSION
A.
Discussion
- Ann Leichleiter of the Boys & Girls Club introduced Angela VonEssen, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club. Following the introduction, Ann provided an update on the organization's programs, including the average number of students served and meals provided. Ann also shared progress updates on the new Community Hub project, outlining the current status of the project, funding sources, funding shortfalls, and what the next step is.
- John talked about the Board Retreat on Monday July 13th and discussed what will be on the agenda.
- Scott Brown the HS principal and the board discussed the Cell Phone policy and what should take place for next year.
- Elizabeth gave a budget update and discussed the Budget Hearing that will be on the Monday July 27th board agenda.
V. BOARD COMMENTS
A.
Comments
CN- Said the Nike Outdoor National Track Meet in Oregon was a cool experience and opportunity for our kids.
LN- Gave props to the teachers for a very long week at the end of school.
JB- Hopefully no snow days next year because the last day of school was not good attendance and the HS only had 10%.