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School Board meetings invade YouTube

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on August 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville School Board directors, ready for their closeups. (Bailey Thule photo)

Want to see the Coupeville School Board at work?

It’s a lot easier thanks to a new move to record board meetings and post them on YouTube where they can be seen in their entirety at later dates.

Previously, regular meetings, but not workshops, were streamed, but vanished into the ether moments later.

So, unless you had the time and desire to traipse out to the Kathleen Anderson Boardroom in person and watch things unfold in front of you, good luck on watching “the sausage being made.”

But now, Coupeville is joining South Whidbey and others in embracing all that technology can offer.

July’s meeting, where board directors approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year, is the first to be offered under the new arrangement.

To view Morgan White and Co. in action, or other school-related events, pop over to:

https://www.youtube.com/@coupevilleschools2198

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School board gig up for grabs

Posted in school board, tagged , , on August 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

There’s an opening at the top.

Over the next month and change, the Coupeville School Board will move forward on replacing one of its directors, Sherry Phay, who resigned effective at the end of July.

She was in her second term with the board.

The position is open to residents living in District 3, which can be seen in the map below.

District 3

Applications are due by September 12 and can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6GEN_iCbkiH7hBu9u-Ca8OUYLnPFF2sQIL76KPZRbwNvZjg/viewform

Candidates for the position will meet with new Coupeville Schools Superintendent Shannon Leatherwood between Sept. 12-19, then interview with the current board at a public meeting Sept. 19.

The board plans to announce Phay’s replacement Sept. 20, with her successor sworn in at the Sept. 26 board meeting.

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School board directors gaze inward

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , , , on July 31, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville School Board directors arrive for graduation. (Bailey Thule photo)

They’re taking some time for self-reflection.

Prior to participating in a board retreat Friday, Coupeville School Board directors filled out self-evaluations.

The survey features approximately 20 questions, said Board President Morgan White, and is aimed at allowing directors to “assess our work and the districts work under each standard.”

White was joined in taking the survey by fellow directors Sherry Phay, Charles Merwine, Nancy Conard, and Alison Perera.

Phay has resigned after serving most of two terms and exited after July’s board meeting, where directors approved the budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

Setting up a timeline to replace her is on the agenda for Friday’s retreat, where the assembled group will include new superintendent Shannon Leatherwood.

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Lunch price hike proposed for CMS/CHS

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on June 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

If approved by the school board, the cost of a lunch at Coupeville Middle/High School will jump by 40 cents a day starting this fall.

In a memo to Superintendent Steve King, Finance Director Brian Gianello and the school’s Connected Food Program call for the cost to go from $3.45 to $3.85.

The change, which is on the agenda for Thursday’s school board workshop, would be the first price raise since the 2018-2019 school year.

That workshop, which can be attended by the public, is set for 5:30 PM in the Kathleen Anderson Boardroom at CHS.

Workshops, unlike regular board meetings, are not streamed.

The lunch price change will affect only the secondary school, and not Coupeville Elementary, thanks to the National School Lunch Program.

That program requires elementary schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students if 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals.

Coupeville Elementary currently sits at 38.05%.

State legislators have not stepped up to implement a similar program for secondary schools, however.

CHS/CMS offers lunch, but there is no plan to add a breakfast option for the 2024-2025 school year, according to the memo.

 

To read the memo in full, pop over to:

Click to access Meal%20Price%20Recommendation%202024-2025_Signed.pdf

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“The financial position of our district is challenging”

Posted in school board, tagged , , , , on March 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Coupeville School Board will hold a community forum next week to discuss the district’s financial state and the process for building a budget for the 2024-2025 school year.

It will be held in the Coupeville High School/Middle School Performing Arts Center Wednesday, Mar. 13, with things kicking off at 5:30 PM.

In anticipation of the event, school board president Morgan White issued the following statement Friday:

 

Dear Coupeville Community,

Thank you for being so amazing and supportive!

Despite the adversity that we have faced over the last few years, this community always steps up for our students and our staff.

The financial position of our district is challenging.

We have experienced a significant decrease in projected revenues this year and it is important that we build a sustainable plan for the upcoming school year.

The district is actively working to build a new budget and a Modified Education Plan.

A Modified Education Plan is a list of program cuts/reductions that will be assembled before April that is necessary to produce a balanced budget for the 2024/2025 school year.

We must work hard to prioritize our school district’s needs and wants, as we simultaneously reduce expenses.

The Coupeville School District Board of Directors is inviting you to a community forum to learn more about our financial state and about the process of developing the district budget.

Our desire is to provide an opportunity for input so that we can better understand the community’s concerns, questions and priorities.

As the district develops the budget and the Modified Education Plan, our belief is that student success and academic excellence will be much more likely if we maintain good communication and transparency.

We look forward to connecting with you.  Thank you for caring about Coupeville kids!

Morgan White
CSD Board President

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