Kiona-Benton City School District Packet Summary — 2024-08-26
Meeting: School Board Meeting
Scheduled: August 26, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
Location: District Board Room, 1205 Horne Drive, Benton City, Washington, with viewing available via Zoom
The Kiona-Benton City School District Board of Directors is scheduled to consider a consent agenda covering personnel actions and financial transactions, followed by several employment, calendar, and policy matters. New business includes the KBEA contract, salary schedules, a principal agreement, a school board member resignation, revisions to the district's student discipline policy, and a first reading of a social-emotional climate policy.
Key Items on the Agenda
KBEA Contract
The agenda lists the KBEA Contract under new business and identifies it as an item for approval. Superintendent Pete Peterson is listed as the presenter.
The packet does not provide the proposed contract terms, compensation changes, duration, or other supporting details, so those elements cannot be determined from the agenda materials.
Salary Schedules
The board is scheduled to consider salary schedules for approval. Superintendent Pete Peterson is listed with the item.
No proposed salary amounts, percentage changes, employee groups, or fiscal impact are included in the agenda text.
Principal Agreement
A Principal Agreement is also scheduled for board consideration and approval, with Superintendent Pete Peterson listed as the presenter.
The agenda does not provide the proposed agreement's compensation, duration, or other terms.
2024–25 Fall Conference Calendar Adjustment
The agenda includes a 2024–25 Fall Conference Calendar Adjustment as a discussion item. Unlike the contract, salary schedule, and principal agreement items, the agenda labels this matter for discussion rather than explicitly requesting approval.
The packet does not specify the proposed calendar changes or affected dates.
School Board Member Resignation
The board is scheduled to consider a School Board Member Resignation for approval. The agenda does not identify the resigning member or provide an effective date or information about the process for filling the resulting vacancy.
Policy and Governance Items
Policy 3241 — Student Discipline
The agenda includes a proposed revision to Policy 3241, Student Discipline. Superintendent Pete Peterson is listed with the item.
The packet does not include the proposed policy language or describe the specific revisions, so the substance and potential effects of the changes are not stated in the available agenda text.
Policy 3112 — Social Emotional Climate
The board is scheduled for a first reading of Policy 3112, Social Emotional Climate. The first-reading designation indicates the policy is being introduced for board review; the agenda does not label it as an approval item.
No policy text or supporting explanation is included in the packet materials.
Consent Agenda
The proposed consent agenda includes several items for approval:
- Minutes from the August 12, 2024 meeting.
- Seven new hires covering paraeducator, counseling, coaching, special-services teaching, and student-activity positions.
- Five resignations, separations, retirements, terminations, or non-renewals involving counseling, coaching, yearbook/National Honor Society, and football positions.
- Voucher #1115 for payroll totaling $1,379,349.29.
- Voucher #1116 for payroll totaling $280,607.03.
- Voucher #1117 for US Foods, transportation, and Pepsi totaling $24,274.87.
- Voucher #1118 for ParentSquare, FinalForms, WIAA, officials, and postage totaling $57,809.39.
- Voucher #1119 for employee reimbursement totaling $570.72.
- Voucher #1120 for use tax totaling $2,361.04.
- District financials.
The six listed vouchers total $1,744,972.34.
The agenda provides for public comments in person, through prior written comments, or electronically. Written or electronic comments are requested before 6:00 p.m. on August 26, 2024.
The board is also scheduled to enter an approximately 30-minute executive session under RCW 42.30.110, Section (1)(g) concerning the performance of a public employee. The agenda states that no business is expected to follow the executive session.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items have potentially significant personnel, financial, or governance implications but are presented with limited supporting detail in the packet. Points to watch include:
- The terms and implications of the proposed KBEA contract, salary schedules, and principal agreement.
- What changes are proposed to the 2024–25 fall conference calendar.
- Details surrounding the school board member resignation and any next steps for the resulting vacancy.
- The specific changes proposed to Policy 3241, Student Discipline.
- The substance of the new Policy 3112, Social Emotional Climate, as it receives its first reading.
The official public-body source used for this packet is the Kiona-Benton City School District meeting agenda.
Official Meeting Source URL: https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/4634/board_agenda_8_26_2024.pdf
Meeting/Document Listing Page: https://www.kibesd.org/41389_3
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Provider Meeting ID: wordpress-documents-board-agenda-8-26-2024
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