Board meeting roundup: consent agenda, grants, ESD items, appointments and staff dismissal approved

The Eagle Point School District 9 Board of Directors completed a series of routine and substantive votes at its Feb. 28 meeting. Key outcomes include: the consent agenda (personnel actions) was approved; the Southern Oregon ESD local service plan for 2024–25 was approved; the district adopted its interdistrict transfer policy for 2024–25 (policy JECF); the board authorized submission of an early literacy grant application; the superintendent’s recommendations to renew probationary teachers and extend contracts were approved; two community members were appointed to the district budget committee; and the board affirmed a superintendent‑recommended staff termination.

Votes at a glance (as recorded during the meeting):
- Agenda adoption: McIntyre — Yes; Stone — Yes; Strittenberg — Yes; Wolf — Yes; Graves — Yes. Motion approved.
- Consent agenda (personnel): Graves — Yes; Wolf — Yes; McIntyre — Yes; Stone — Yes; Strittenberg — Yes. Motion approved.
- SOESD 2024–25 local service plan: Graves — Yes; McIntyre — Yes; Stone — Yes; Strittenberg — Yes; Wolf — Yes. Motion approved.
- SOESD budget committee nomination (Sherry Strittenberg): Motion approved (voice vote).
- Interdistrict transfer policy (JECF) for 2024–25: Motion approved (recorded yes votes by board members present).
- Early literacy grant application: Motion approved (recorded yes votes by board members present).
- Renewal of probationary teachers and contract extensions: Motion approved (recorded yes votes by board members present).
- 2024–25 calendar: Motion approved with revisions; one recorded No vote by Missus Strittenberg.
- Budget committee appointments (Justin Richardson and Julie Barcelo): Motion approved (voice vote).
- Staff dismissal affirmation (Mister Hastings termination effective 12/08/2024): Motion approved (recorded yes votes).

Where the meeting transcript recorded individual yea/nay responses, those are listed above. Several motions were voice votes with the clerk calling the roll; all passed unless otherwise noted. The board did not take action on the teachers’ lesson‑plan concerns during this meeting and directed administrators to continue discussions and provide clarification.