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July 5, 2023 School Board Regular Meeting

On Wednesday, July 5, the school board held a regular meeting, its first meeting of the 2023–24 school year. The session was open to the public via in-person meeting, live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280-AM and 98.7-FM.

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Regular Meeting

Introductory Comments

Superintendent Andy Dey welcomed the four new school board members to the school board.

Items for Action

• Approved consent calendar: The board approved its participation in the 2023 Oregon School Boards Association summer conference held in Salem on August 11–13. The vote was unanimous. • Administered the oath of office to new school board members: Superintendent Andy Dey administered the oaths of office to the four new school board members elected last month: Tom Di Liberto (Position 1), Rick Hamilton (Position 4), Jenny Jonak (Position 5) and Morgan Munro (Position 7). • Voted on board officers for 2023–24 school year: A motion for Maya Rabasa to serve as board chair for the 2023–24 school year was defeated on a 3-2 vote. Board members Tom Di Liberto, Jenny Jonak and Maya Rabasa voted for the motion, and board members Rick Hamilton and Morgan Munro voted against it. The motion required at least 4 votes to pass. Board members Judy Newman and Laural O'Rourke were absent from the meeting. Earlier, board members elected board member Jenny Jonak as board vice chair for the 2023–24 school year. That vote was unanimous.

Public Input

There was no public comment taken at this meeting. To request to provide public comment to the school board, community members may complete an online request form by the Monday before the next regular board meeting. Community members also may send comments via email to board@4j.lane.edu.