PUBLIC NOTICE
OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
OTTER VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL BOARD
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
OVUHS Library
Virtual Option Available
6:00 PM
All School Board meeting information, including a link to participate remotely, can be found online at
https://www.rnesu.org/page/district-information-school-boards
SCHOOL BOARD AGENDA
I. 6:00 p.m. Call the Meeting to Order
● Review and Accept Agenda
II. 6:02 p.m. Communications with Parents/Citizens/Staff (Policy 4.2)
Thank you for coming to speak to the Board. We appreciate your time and are interested in hearing
your questions and thoughts. Before you begin, please state your name and the particular agenda item
or topic to which you’d like to speak. After you have finished, the Board may ask clarifying questions
and the Superintendent or Board Chair may of er helpful resources about your topic, but the Board will
not discuss any topics other than those listed on the published agenda. If there is an issue that the Board
should act on that is not on the published agenda, the Superintendent may be directed to bring it to the
Board for future discussion through the agenda planning process. In order to permit fair and orderly
expression of comment, speaking time may be limited per individual due to the volume of speakers (but
no less than two minutes per individual). The Board Chair may rule any speaker out of order for
inappropriate statements. Comments may also be shared with the Board using the Reach Out button on
each school and district website.
● April 2026 Reach Out! - Report
● Board “Reach Out” Communications
III. 6:05 p.m. Consent Agenda (Policy 4.3)
Items that the Board has previously delegated to the Superintendent, but that an external authority
requires the Board to “approve.” The entire Consent Agenda is adopted by one motion, without
discussion. However, any item can be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion, following
the Board’s policy.
A. Minutes
B. Orders
C. Monthly Financials
D. Personnel Changes
E. Bids per Title 16 § 559
IV. 6:10 p.m. Global Ends Monitoring (Policy 1.0)
● Presentations:
○ Snapshot Review (postponed from 04/28/2026)
○ Interim Report: 1.1 Academic Proficiency
V. 6:30 p.m. Board Professional Development (Policy 4.7)
● Available Trainings and Conferences:
○ 2025-2026 Policy Governance Virtual Forums
Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 PM - Link to Participate on RNESU Calendar
VI. 6:35 p.m. Executive Limitations Monitoring Report (Policy 2.0)
● Monitoring Report: 2.10 Safety
VII. Board Management Delegation (Policy 3.0)
No items identified by the Board for discussion at this time.
VIII. 6:45 p.m. Governance Process (Policy 4.0)
● Governing Style (4.1.6)
The board will monitor and discuss the board’s process and performance on a regular basis.
Self-monitoring will include comparison of board activity and discipline to policies in the
Governance Process and Board-Management Delegation categories.
○ Monitoring Report: 4.5 Board Members’ Code of Conduct (brought back
for board review with changes made from 04/28/2026 discussion)
○ Monitoring Report: 4.3 Agenda Planning
○ Monitoring Report: 4.2 Board Job Description
● RNESU Strategic Plan
● 4 Year Facilities Plan
● Community Linkage
○ Future Outreach
■ Community Groups (bone builders)
■ Senior Centers
■ Selectboards
● Advocacy (4.2.5)
○ Legislative Reps to Future OVUU Mtg.
○ Act 73 Continued Discussions
○ VSBA Resolutions (due by June 15th)
● Hawk Hill Committee Update
○ Appoint Student Rep. to Committee
● Other Business - for future consideration
● Review Board Annual Work Plan
IX. 7:50 p.m. Communication and Support to the Board (Policy 2.8)
● Superintendent’s Announcements
X. 7:58 p.m. Set Date for Next Meeting
OVUU Board Meeting - Tues., May 19, 2026 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In
OVUU Board Meeting - Tues., June 2, 2026 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In
OVUU Board Meeting - Tues., June 16*, 2026 - 6:00 PM - OVUHS Library & Online/Dial In
*Conflicts with OCA Graduation - Consider moving Mtg. to June 23rd
● Board Meeting Group Evaluation
XI. 8:00 p.m. Adjourn
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