Meeting Agenda
Opening Items
1. Continental Breakfast (7:30 - 8:00 a.m.)
2. Call to Order (8:00 a.m.)
3. Roll Call and Approval of Meeting Agenda (8:05 a.m.)
Board Strategic Planning
4. Strategic Planning Update (8:15 - 10:15 a.m.)
Recess / Reconvene
5. Board Recess (10:15 - 10:30 a.m.)
Board Strategic Planning (cont.)
6. English Language Learner (ELL) Annual Report (10:30 - 10:50 a.m.)
7. Board Governance and Operating Agreements (10:50 - 11:20 a.m.)
8. Board Committee and School Engagement Assignments (11:20 - 11:30 a.m.)
Recess/Reconvene
9. Lunch Recess (11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Board Strategic Planning (cont.)
10. Charter Schools 101 (12:15 - 1:15 p.m.)
11. Review of District Owned Property and Names of District Spaces (1:15 - 2:00 p.m.)
Recess / Reconvene
12. Board Recess (2:00 - 2:15 p.m.)
Executive Session
13. Recess into Executive Session - Superintendent Evaluation ORS 192.660(2)(i); Negotiate Real Property Transactions ORS 192.660(2)(e) (2:15 - 3:45 p.m.)
Closing Items
14. Announcements (3:45 p.m.)
15. Adjournment (4:00 p.m.)
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: August 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM - Board Strategic Planning Session
Subject:
1. Continental Breakfast (7:30 - 8:00 a.m.)
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Description:
A continental breakfast will be provided for board members and administrators in attendance. No board business will be discussed at this time. 
Subject:
2. Call to Order (8:00 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Subject:
3. Roll Call and Approval of Meeting Agenda (8:05 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Description:

Holly Riegelmann, Chair
Dr. Shawn Farrens, Vice-Chair
Heather Coleman-Cox, Director
Kris Howatt, Director
Blake Petersen, Director
Brenna Puderbaugh, Director
Erasto Sedda, Director
Dr. Tracy Klinger, Superintendent
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. Move to approve the meeting agenda as presented.
Subject:
4. Strategic Planning Update (8:15 - 10:15 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Dr. Tracy Klinger and Facilitators
Agenda Item Type:
Discussion Item
Description:
The superintendent and facilitators from PointNorth will provide an update on the first steps of the strategic planning process. A review of the district's plans and documents has been completed to review overall alignment and gaps in order to discuss and determine recommended next steps. 
Subject:
5. Board Recess (10:15 - 10:30 a.m.)
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Description:
The board will take a brief recess from the meeting. 
Subject:
6. English Language Learner (ELL) Annual Report (10:30 - 10:50 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Araceli Farias
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Description:

ORS 327.016 requires the publication of an annual Oregon English Language Learner (ELL) Report. This report includes a review of financial information for ELL programs, the objectives and needs of students eligible for and enrolled in an ELL program, and information on the demographics of students in ELL programs in each school district across the state.  

As required by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), a link to this report can be found on the district website. Pursuant to ORS 327.016, an overview of this ELL Report is to be presented to each districts' school board no later than September 1, 2026.
Attachments:
Subject:
7. Board Governance and Operating Agreements (10:50 - 11:20 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair, Superintendent Klinger
Agenda Item Type:
Discussion Item
Description:
The board will review what's going well with their Board Operating Agreements and what is needed. Their focus will be on further implementation of the current operating agreements rather than revising them. They will also have a brief overview of Robert's Rules of Order / Parliamentary Procedure. 
Attachments:
Subject:
8. Board Committee and School Engagement Assignments (11:20 - 11:30 a.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Discussion Item
Description:

Members of the board serve on many district and community committees. In order to ensure a more even distribution of committee responsibilities, board members are assigned to specific committees. Committee assignments are typically discussed at the August board planning retreat. Board members will discuss, update, and finalize board committee assignments. 

The board has a goal to collaborate with students, families and the community in order to inform the board decision-making process. In an effort to allow board members to be better engaged with all segments of the district, board members will be assigned to specific schools in the district. Board members will be able to build connections with these schools through school activities and visits, and the school engagement assignments will be changed each year allowing board members to be assigned to different schools to continue this engagement and collaboration. The board will review their new school engagement assignment for the 2026-27 school year. 
Attachments:
Subject:
9. Lunch Recess (11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Description:
The board will recess for lunch. No board business will be discussed at this time. 
Subject:
10. Charter Schools 101 (12:15 - 1:15 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
Carla Gay
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Description:
The board will review general information on the purpose of charter schools, how they are funded, and how they came to be. They will also receive updates on the current status of the district-sponsored charter schools. 
Subject:
11. Review of District Owned Property and Names of District Spaces (1:15 - 2:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
Dr. Sara Deboy and Pete Bejarano
Agenda Item Type:
Discussion Item
Description:
The administration will provide an overview of the capital assets the district holds, including a land inventory, and a current list of leased properties the district utilizes. As part of revisions to Policy FF - Naming of New Facilities, the board will review areas or spaces in schools or district facilities that have been named after individuals. 
Subject:
12. Board Recess (2:00 - 2:15 p.m.)
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Description:
The board will take a brief recess from the meeting. 
Subject:
13. Recess into Executive Session - Superintendent Evaluation ORS 192.660(2)(i); Negotiate Real Property Transactions ORS 192.660(2)(e) (2:15 - 3:45 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Discussion Item
Description:

The Gresham-Barlow School District Board of Directors will now meet in executive session for the purpose of discussing the following:

Superintendent Evaluation, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(i)
Negotiate Real Property Transactions, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e)

Executive sessions are closed to the public. Representatives of the news media and designated staff shall be allowed to attend. All other members of the audience are asked to leave the room. Representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to report on any of the deliberations during the executive session, except to state the general subject of the session as previously announced. No decision may be made in executive session. 
Subject:
14. Announcements (3:45 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Description:

The board will review announcements. A streaming link for virtual meeting attendance will be provided for upcoming meetings.

September 2, 2026:   Regular Board Business Meeting - 6 p.m.
                                   Council Chambers
                                   Public Safety and Schools Building

September 16, 2026: Regular Board Work Session - 6 p.m.
                                   Council Chambers Conference Room
                                   Public Safety and Schools Building

October 7, 2026:        Regular Board Business Meeting - 6 p.m.
                                   Council Chambers
                                   Public Safety and Schools Building
Subject:
15. Adjournment (4:00 p.m.)
Speaker(s):
Board Chair
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item

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