The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted.

Under Roll Call, all members were present. 

Superintendent Harrsion shared that White River High School band this year was the largest in White River School District history.  President Vogel expressed her gratitude to the school teams for their hard work on these programs.  

Board and Superintendents's Star Award Presentation- Students were honored as follows: Glacier Middle- Elizabeth Kirst; Wilkeson- Maverick Munoz; Foothills-Emerson Almont; Mountain Meadow- Julian Wang; Elk Ridge- Jasiah Sayers and White River High School- Corbin Stotts.

White River High School leadership students presented information on events that have
been occurring at the high school. They have a College Fair/Open House where students were able to get information on colleges and interact with new interactive trade booths.  They went over the homecoming festivities to include the Coronation, Spirit Days, lunch activities, posters, assemblies, the parade, the game and dance.  They gave an update on the FFA, NHS, Unified, ASB, DECA, Leadership, FLOC, and Skills USA clubs as well as on fall athletics.  Upcoming events include Halloween Spirit Week, the Battle of the Bridge football game, and a Welcome to District event.  The upcoming game schedule for sports was also shared.  Superintendent Harrison thanked the students for all their hard work on school spirit and student involvement.

Glacier Middle School leadership students gave an update on activities and events occurring and will be occurring at Glacier Middle School. They gave an update on the Fall sports season, Tip Off, 6th Grade Jumpstart and Homecoming Spirit week.  They shared the work of the Social, Assembly,  Student Management, and Service Committees.  They will be doing the Candy Bracket and Socktober again.  Additionally, this year, they decided to hold a social event instead of a dance to encourage more student participation.  

SkillsUSA Club advisor, Zzachary Mcdonell, introduced students Corbin Stotts and Sydnee Holoshyk to the board,  attended the SkillsUSA National Competition. Corbin took second place in the Action Skills Job Demo competition in Nationals!  He is also the first WRHS student to have made it to the podium at Nationals. Sydnee is one of the youngest National delegates and won a Statesman award. The students came up and shared their experiences from the competition.  

Cheryl Ohlde, CTE Director, presented Career and Technical Education information to the board. She shared who the teachers were, the programs the district has, Industry Recognized Credentials and Dual credit courses. Amazing things are happening in the CTE department, and students came up to highlight the Athletic Training course and how they are able to shadow the district athletic trainer during, and it has been a great experience to be able to see all the parts involved in being an Athletic Trainer.  Cheryl shared upcoming events for the department- a Spring Fling Event and a CTE Fall Advisory meeting.  

They are looking at the following for the future:

• Continual Growth and Expansion of Programs
• Growth in our Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) 
  • Added- SKills USA Video Productions-Advisor Keelynn Turgeon
  • FCCLA-  New Advisor Brooke VanDoren-Marcoe
• Expansion of Community Events- Spring Fling May 9th
• Internships and Job Shadow experiences for Students– 3rd year students. Continue the growth of Internships in Video III, and Athletic Training Job Shadow.
• Approval of 2025-2026 District Wide CTE Plan, which will be going up for approval under the action and reports portion of this eveing's board meeting.

She thanked everyone for their continued support.  

Board Policy 3210- Nondiscrimination was presented for first reading. Executive Director of Human Resources, Sunday Ferris, provided information in the packet. If there are any questions, the board can reach out to her.  The policy will be put up for a second reading and approval at the next regular board meeting.

Board Policy 5010- Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action was presented for first reading. Executive Director of Human Resources, Sunday Ferris, provided information in the packet. If there are any questions, the board can reach out to her.  The policy will be put up for a second reading and approval at the next regular board meeting.

1. Board Policy 2230- Transition to Kindergarten Program was presented for first reading. Assistant Superintendent, Heather McMullen shared information with the board and that this was a new policy that was prompted by HB 1550.  Key features include:

• Transition to Kindergarten (TTK)  is a legislatively established and authorized program for children at least four years old by August 31 who have been identified as needing additional preparation to be successful kindergarten students the following school year.
• Model policy is aligned with RCW 28A.300.072 and Chapter 392-425 WAC ( WSSDA Revisions July 2025)

If there are any questions, the board can reach out to her.  The policy will be put up for a second reading and approval at the next regular board meeting.

President Vogel asked how the board can better support the district, if there is anything they can do to be more helpful with legislation, and to please let them know.  She also shared that she attended the College Fair, it was fun and that kids were really engaged and running from booth to booth to get information.  She also noticed that students were really helpful with setting up.  It was so nice to see that.