School Board 2nd Tuesday Meeting, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026

What was decided · How each member voted

• 3 Consent agenda adopted (3.01–3.08 as recorded): minutes of June 23 and July 13 meetings; personnel actions; Lucketts sanitary sewer/treatment facility easement adjustment; revised Policy 8160; Attendance Awareness Month and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month proclamations; School Board Advisory Committee membership. · 7-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Griffiths; Not present at vote: Donohue) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.01 Motion to convene closed meeting approved. · 9-0 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Riccardi, Pepper, Svenson) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.02 Motion to adjourn closed meeting approved. · 8-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Riccardi) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.03 Closed-meeting certification (Resolution #02-26/27) approved. Minutes record Riccardi’s statement alleging a departure from the closed-meeting exemption (including reference to informal votes in closed session) and a repeated certification vote after clarification. · First certification 7-2 (Opposed: Griffiths, Riccardi); repeated certification 8-1 (Opposed: Riccardi) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.04 Authorized execution of documents necessary and appropriate pertaining to the respective student matter considered in closed meeting. · 8-0-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Griffiths, Rashid, Shernoff, Pepper, Svenson; Abstained: Riccardi) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.04 Approved a limited waiver of closed-session confidentiality and associated attorney-client privilege regarding board-member behavior discussions, strictly limited to closed sessions on June 17, 2024; November 26, 2024; December 2, 2024; May 26, 2026; and August 11, 2026. · 7-1-1 (Approved: LaBell, Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Shernoff, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: Riccardi; Abstained: Griffiths) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes
• 15.04 Found that School Board member Deana Griffiths violated Policy 1030(B)(9) and (B)(10) (and further Policy 1030(B)(4) and Policy 1035(A)(6) as stated), referencing a prior Private Warning (June 17, 2024) and Private Letter of Reprimand (on or around December 6, 2024), and publicly censured her. · 6-1-2 (Approved: Chandler, Donohue, Rashid, Shernoff, Pepper, Svenson; Opposed: Riccardi; Abstained: LaBell, Griffiths) Aug 11, 2026 BoardDocs minutes

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School Board: Donohue, Chandler, Griffiths, Svenson, LaBell, Pepper, Shernoff, Rashid, Riccardi. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.

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