September 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board of Directors Meeting

I. Welcome, introductions, roll call

II. Approve agenda - ACTION

III. Consent agenda - ACTION

III.A. Approve minutes - ADOPT

June 2, 2025, Board of Directors meeting
August 11, 2025, Board of Directors special meeting

III.B. Accept minutes - INFORMATION

July 8, 2025, Executive Committee meeting
August 5, 2025, Executive Committee meeting
 

III.C. Board member written reports - INFORMATION

Oregon Rural School Board Members Caucus
Oregon School Board Members of Color Caucus
NSBA update

III.D. Ex-officio reports - INFORMATION

COSA

III.E. Staff written reports - INFORMATION

OSBA Summer Board Conference report

III.F. Finance committee update - INFORMATION

III.G. OSBA Board of Directors Instructions - INFORMATION

III.H. 2025 OSBA Committee Roster - INFORMATION

III.I. OSBA 2025 Election update - INFORMATION

III.J. 2026 OSBA Board of Directors Calendar of Events Draft - INFORMATION

III.K. Approve Appointments - ADOPT

i. Finance Committee
    a. Kraig Albright, Dayton 8, Effective 1/1/26, Two-year term ending 12/31/27
    b. Steve Lowell, Klamath County, Effective 1/1/26, One-year term ending 12/31/26
ii. Policy Committee
    a. Kris Howatt, Gresham-Barlow 10, Effective 1/1/26, Two-year Term Ending 12/31/27 
iii. Governance Committee
    a. José Gamero-Georgeson, David Douglas 40, Effective 1/1/26, Two-year Term Ending 12/31/27
    b. Luhui Whitebear, Corvallis 509J, Effective 1/1/26, Two-year Term Ending 12/31/27

IV. OSBA Local Contract Review Board Rules - ACTION

V. To consider attorney-client privileged information or records that are otherwise exempt by law from public inspection regarding legal advice - EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Board will enter into executive session.
Executive Session: ORS 192.660(2)(f) "To consider information or records that are exempt by law from public inspection," ORS 192.355(9), and ORS 40.225."
The Board will return to the open meeting.

VI. Executive Director's update - INFORMATION

VII. Executive Director's 2025-26 Goals - REPORT

VIII. OSBA Governance Committee update - INFORMATION 

IX. OSBA Board of Directors Guidelines - DISCUSSION/ACTION

Guideline: Adding, Maintaining, or Eliminating a Caucus
Guideline: Adding a Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member to the Board
Guideline: Adding a Voting Member to the Board of Directors
Guideline: Annual Executive Director Evaluation
Guideline: Appointment of an Advisory Committee
Guideline: Endorsement of OSBA director for a NSBA related position
Guideline: Executive Director - Appointing an Acting
Guideline: Executive Director - Hiring
Guideline: Executive Director – Hiring an Interim
Guideline: Executive Director/Interim Executive Director - Hiring by Direct Appointment
Guideline: Finance Committee: Operating Guideline
Guideline: Investment Guidelines for OSBA
Guideline: Purchasing Real Property - Parameters for Executive Director

X. OSBA Board of Directors Process - INFORMATION

Process: Conducting Appointments
Process: Convening a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors
Process: National School Board Association and Pacific Region
Process: NSBA's Delegate Assembly Assignments
Process: NSBA's Pacific Region Nominating Committee Assignment
Process: Nomination and Election of OSBA Officers
Process: OSBA Officer Duties
Process: Placing Items on the Board Agenda
Process: Regional OSBA Board Gathering Stipend
Process: OSBA-Provided Support through the Exploration, Creation, and Continuation of an OSBA Caucus

XI. Approval of Meal and Beverage Guideline and Travel Guideline - ACTION

XII. OSBA Annual Convention update - INFORMATION

XIII. 2025 Fall Regional Meeting - INFORMATION 

XIV. Meeting recesses until 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025