July 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

1. Call to Order/Roll Check

2. Flag Salute

3. Elect Board Chair for the 2026-2027 fiscal year

4. Elect Board Vice Chair for the 2026–2027 fiscal year

5. Adoption or Adjustment of Agenda

6. Citizens Request of the Board

7. Superintendent Communication

7.1. Enrollment Report

7.2. Review of 2025.26 Superintendent's goals 

8. Financial Report

9. First reading of board policies: BBAA, BD, BDC, BDD, BDDC, BDDG, CBA, CBG, BBE, BCB, EBB, EBBA, ECAA, DBEA, GBA, 

Review of Policy AR: GCBDA-AR/GDBDA-AR

10. Foundation Communication

11.  Consent Agenda (All items may be adopted by a single motion unless pulled for special consideration.)

11.1. Approve board minutes from the June 3, 2026, budget hearing and regular board work session. 

11.2. Approve employment of Rian Farwell, Elementary Teacher at Tri City Elementary

11.3. Resignation of Jeffery Soffer, Band Teacher at South Umpqua High School

11.4. Resignation of Kylie Farmer, Middle School Band Teacher

11.5. Approve employment of Brittany Pichette, Elementary Teacher at Tri City Elementary

11.6. Approve employment of Talia Ruehr, Science Teacher at Coffenberry Middle School

11.7. Approve employment of Aaron Muhic, District Athletic Director

11.8. Approve employment of Peter Even, Science Teacher at South Umpqua High School

11.9. Approve employment of Nick Gilbert, Math Teacher at South Umpqua High School

12. Action Items

12.1. Procedural Appointments and Authorizations for 2026/2027

13.1.1  Appoint Superintendent Erika Bare as school District Clerk as per ORS   332.515
13.1.2   Appoint Superintendent Erika Bare as Elections Officer
13.1.3  Appoint Shyela Chapman as Business Manager
13.1.4   Appoint Shyela Chapman as Deputy Clerk to invest funds
13.1.5   Appoint Shyela Chapman as Custodian of funds who will sign checks and take payments, as per ORS 328.441,328.445
13.1.6   Appoint Shyela Chapman as Budget Officer, ORS 294.331
13.1.7   Appoint GHR, PC as the district’s legal counsel and approve professional rate of up to $300 per hour for services
13.1.8   Appoint Umpqua Valley Financial as financial auditors, ORS 328.475, 727.137, 297.405
13.1.9   Appointment of Brown and Brown as Insurance Agent of Record
13.1.10 Establish depositories of funds for school funds as Oregon  Local Government Short Term Investment Pool, Umpqua  Bank, Bank of New York and Computershare (ORS 328.331, 293.805-293.895)
13.1.11 Approve newspapers of record, The News Review and The Douglas County Mail
13.1.12 Re-adopt previous board procedures and policies
13.1.13 Appoint the Board of Directors as the Contract Review Board
13.1.14 Approve fidelity-bond amounts at $500,000 through Brown and Brown Insurance Agent for those authorized and bonded to handle district funds, per ORS 332.5

12.2. Approve 2026/27 Board and Budget Calendar

12.3. Approve list of Alternative Education Locations

13. Announcements

14. Board Member Comments

15. Board chair closing comments

16. Adjourn Meeting