At a glance: trustees approve organizational items, consent agenda and policies; minutes, gifts, elections recorded

The board took several formal votes during the Dec. 18 organizational meeting and approved routine and required items unanimously.

Key actions recorded by the board:
- Closed‑session action: staff recommendation on a confidential student matter approved (moved Trustee Devine; second Trustee Barnes); unanimous.
- Adoption of the meeting agenda: unanimous.
- Organizational elections: Peggy DeBose nominated and elected board president; Trustee Hamilton Starks elected vice president; clerk nominations closed and approved (all unanimous).
- Approved the 2026 board calendar (unanimous).
- Consent agenda approved (unanimous).
- Accepted district gifts/donations as reported per board policy 30290 (quarterly donation report) — motion carried unanimously.
- Approved the 2025–26 First Interim Report with a positive certification (unanimous).
- Approved revised policies/regulations and exhibits for Policy 1330 (Use of School Facilities) — unanimous.

Motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the transcript and minutes. No recorded votes against or abstentions on the items presented; several trustees requested future agenda items (benefits report, comparative compensation data).