SOUTH WHIDBEY: SWSD Navigator Newsletter (May 22, 2025)
Prior to every Board Meeting or Workshop, the South Whidbey School District posts a SWSD Navigator Newsletter on ParentSquare providing notice of School Board Meetings, what is happening in the District and updates in the schools. Click here to receive future issues. Ed. Note: We excerpt those portions of the SWSD Navigator pertinent to the activities of the school board. For the full contents of the current edition of the newsletter, click this link.
Board Corner
Last meeting, the school board had the honor to interview three excellent candidates for the role of student representative, and selected Luisa Russo to help speak for the students of the district on the board. We also had a presentation from the district equity team and discussed four pieces of policy with relatively minor suggested changes.
Outgoing student representative Carter McKnight will chair our next meeting, including swearing in Representative Russo. We will have a presentation on the district’s Highly Capable Learner program, and then we will vote on renewing the district’s WIAA membership, surplussing unnecessary buses, the four policies we discussed at our last meeting, and a couple of other items. It will be our last meeting before the end of the school year, and I know that both students and staff can’t wait. Here’s to a great end of the year and summer to follow for everyone!
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025 the South Whidbey School Board will have a Business Meeting followed by an Executive Session at 6:30pm, via ZOOM WEBINAR and IN PERSON at the South Whidbey Elementary School Dr. Julie Hadden Community Board Room at 5380 Maxwelton Road, Langley.
Please click THIS LINK to join the webinar. Passcode: 234129 Webinar ID: 881 5979 3362
Future Meetings:
- June 18 Workshop (NEW DATE)
- June 25 Business Meeting
- July 9: Workshop and 25-26 Budget Presentation
- July 23: Public Hearing on the 25-26 Budget and Business Meeting
— Brook WIlleford, Board Chair
Operations Updates
On the Ballot in November 2025
| SOUTH WHIDBEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 206 |
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| Director, Position 2 Andrea Downs, the incumbent |
| Director, Position 5, At Large Ann Johnson, the incumbent Gwendy Gabelein |
