Ryne Phillips

The board meeting covered several key administrative and operational items. The superintendent provided updates on enrollment, transitional kindergarten funding, fleet inspections, and upcoming district events including excellence awards and board advancement sessions. The board took action to approve new personnel hires, resignations, and a leave of absence. Additionally, the board approved several policy revisions related to program compliance, counseling programs, sexual harassment, sick leave, and family medical leave. Other approvals included the disposal of surplus technology, out-of-state travel for athletics and senior trips, the monthly budget status report, and payroll and voucher expenditures. The meeting concluded with an executive session regarding personnel matters.

This School Improvement Plan for Hilton Elementary School outlines strategic goals for the 2024-2025 school year, developed in alignment with the Washington School Improvement Framework (WSIF) and a Comprehensive Needs Assessment. The plan focuses on three key SMARTIE goals: implementing a guaranteed and viable curriculum, monitoring student learning through frequent, team-developed common formative assessments, and utilizing assessment results to improve instructional practices and provide targeted interventions and extensions. The overall objective is to enhance academic achievement and address identified resource inequities.

This School Improvement Plan outlines strategic goals for Zillah Intermediate for the 2024-2025 academic year. The plan focuses on leveraging strengths such as PLC data analysis and existing intervention systems, while addressing resource inequities in math and ELA support for English Learner (EL) students. Key priorities include shifting instructional strategies towards Tier 1 support for all students and improving EL students' academic performance, specifically aiming to increase their Student Growth Percentile (SGP) in Math from 35 to 40 and in ELA from 42 to 50 by June 2025.

The agenda included reports on student enrollment and registration numbers for transitional kindergarten and kindergarten. Key discussion topics covered approvals for returning employees for the upcoming school year, establishment of the board meeting schedule for 2026-2027, and information regarding graduation and extended school year services. The board reviewed and acted on personnel items including new hires, a rescinded offer, and resignations. Additionally, the board considered contracts for special education services, several out-of-state travel requests for athletic and academic programs, a budget extension resolution, and administrative, certified, and classified staff approvals for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Board of Directors recognized state wrestling champions, received administrative reports regarding enrollment and legislative budget updates, and discussed substitute costs. Action was taken to approve personnel changes including new hires and a retirement. The Board conducted a second reading and adopted several policy revisions, approved the 2026-2027 school calendar, authorized a WIAA resolution, and approved out-of-state travel for a staff member to attend a conference. Additionally, the Board approved the monthly budget status, payroll, and vouchers.