April 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. 6:00 PM Work Session: Budget Committee Orientation
Presenter:
Board of Directors
Description:
The Budget Committee will attend an orientation for the 2025-26 Budget process.
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2. 6:30 Call Regular Meeting To Order
Presenter:
Board Chair
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3. Welcome
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
Guests attending the meeting will be introduced.
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4. Lane Education Service District Statement of Accountability: Land Acknowledgment
Presenter:
Board Member
Description:
Lane ESD acknowledges that the lands we call Lane County - the lands that sustain our children, our future, and our collective well-being - are the traditional ancestral home of the Kalapuya, Siuslaw, Molalla, and other indigenous people who have lived in Lane County since time immemorial. Native children, families, and communities bear witness to a legacy of displacement and forced relocation. As an educational institution we are accountable for addressing the current and former silencing, erasure and genocide of native people in Oregon and Turtle Island. We aim to join with indigenous people, honoring their resilience, courage, and self-determination in a purposeful pursuit of justice. |
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5. Agenda Review
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
Since the agenda was posted, items titled "Consideration of Possible Action Following Executive Session" have been added to the agenda, items 8.D. and 8.E.
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6. Public Participation
Presenter:
Chair Harris
Description:
This is an opportunity for the audience to address the Board on topics either on, or not on, the agenda. There will also be opportunities for the audience to comment on specific agenda items as the Board addresses them.
Comments Regarding Staff Members - Speakers may offer objective criticism of ESD operations and programs. The Board will not hear comments regarding any individual ESD staff member. The Board chair will direct the visitor to the procedures in Board policy KL - Public Complaints for Board consideration of a complaints involving a staff member. The association contract governing the employee's rights will be followed. A commendation involving a staff member should be sent to the superintendent, who will forward it to the staff member, his/her supervisor and the Board. The Board requests that a public comment add information or a perspective that has not already been mentioned previously, and that the patron refrains from repeating a similar point. To make a comment or present a topic during public comment, if the opportunity is available on the Board agenda, please complete the Intent to Speak card and submit it to the Board secretary prior to the start of the meeting. An individual that has submitted an Intent to Speak card and has been invited to speak by the Board chair, will be allowed three minutes. Any person, who is invited by the Board chair to speak to the Board during a meeting, should state his/her name and address and, if speaking for an organization, the name of the organization. A spokesperson should be designated to represent a group with a common purpose. |
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7. Presentation: Long Range Facilities Plan
Presenter:
Superintendent Scurto and Soderstrom Architects
Description:
Superintendent Scurto and consultants from Soderstrom Architects will present information on long-range facilities planning.
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8. Action Items
Presenter:
Board Chair
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8.A. Consent Agenda
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
The Lane ESD Board of Directors has agreed to implement a consent agenda. All items in the consent agenda are adopted by a single motion unless a member of the Board or the Superintendent requests that such item be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon separately.
Generally, consent agenda items are matters which members of the Board agree are routine in nature and should be acted upon in one motion to conserve time and to enable the Board to focus on the other matters on the agenda. Back-up materials for consent agenda items are included in the agenda packet as needed. Minutes of this meeting will reflect action on each item. If any board member wishes to withdraw any consent group item, it will be moved to the appropriate section of the agenda. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD adopts the consent group as submitted and listed below. 1. Lane ESD Board Meeting Minutes of March 3rd, 2026
2. Lane ESD Board Special Meeting Minutes of March 31st, 2026 3. Personnel Actions, dated April 1, 2026
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8.B. Accept Financial Report
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD accepts the Financial Report for February 2026.
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8.C. Accept Financial Audit for 2024-25
Presenter:
Audit Committee Representatives
Description:
The Board of Directors will review and accept the Financial Audit for 2024-25.
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8.D. Consideration of Possible Board Action Following Executive Session
Presenter:
Chair Harris
Description:
Consideration of possible Board action related to the hearing held in executive session. |
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8.E. Consideration of Possible Board Action Following Executive Session
Presenter:
Chair Harris
Description:
Consideration of possible Board action related to the hearing held in executive session. |
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8.F. Grant Proposal | Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund (BVIS) for Story Boxes and Alphabet Bins
Presenter:
Superintendent Scurto
Description:
The purpose of this grant is to fund Lane ESD’s vision of a "Beloved Community" by utilizing story boxes and alphabet bins to create an inclusive, exploratory environment where every child feels a sense of belonging. By providing high-quality, tactile literacy tools that are accessible to all learners regardless of their starting point, we are eliminating physical and cognitive barriers to engagement. Furthermore, we will intentionally select stories that mirror the lived experiences of marginalized students, fostering a justice-centered space where they see themselves represented and valued.
Suggested motion: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD approves the Story Boxes and Alphabet Bins grant proposal.
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8.G. Grant Proposal | Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund (BVIS) for Low Vision Devices
Presenter:
Superintendent Scurto
Description:
The purpose of this grant proposal to the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund is to fund Visio Desks and Visio Books for Lane ESD. Visio Desks and Books are portable electronic magnifiers, designed for students with low vision to help them access standard classroom materials.
Suggested motion: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD approves the Low Vision Device grant proposal to Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund.
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8.H. Grant Proposal | Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund (BVIS) for Materials and Equipment
Presenter:
Superintendent Scurto
Description:
The purpose of this grant proposal to the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund for Materials and Equipment for Lane County students. Funding being sought is to purchase white canes, low vision magnification devices, visual development kits, and materials to construct dark rooms for vision work.
Suggested motion: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD approves the grant proposal to the Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund for Materials and Equipment for Lane County students.
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8.I. Grant Proposal | Blind and Visually Impaired Student Fund (BVIS) Grants
Presenter:
Superintendent Scurto
Description:
The purpose of this grant proposal is to apply for BVIS grants for various visually impaired (VI) student needs that would have previously been provided at the now closed Oregon School for the Blind. Staff will write various mini-grants for equipment (high and low tech), student events, and community engagement.
Suggested motion: BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of Lane ESD approves the grant proposal to apply for BVIS grants.
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9. Discussion/Reports
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9.A. Legislative Update
Presenter:
Superintendent Tony Scurto
Description:
Superintendent Scurto will provide an update in legislative activities if there are any updates.
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9.B. Superintendent Report
Presenter:
Superintendent Tony Scurto
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10. Information from Administrative Staff
Presenter:
Administrative Staff
Description:
The Directors of Human Resources, School Improvement, Special Education, and Technology have submitted written reports to the Board on matters of interest concerning their area of responsibility.
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11. Board Member Reports and Comments/Agenda Planning
Presenter:
Lane ESD Board, Liaisons, Advisors
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11.A. Agenda Planning
Presenter:
Board Chair
Description:
Board members are invited to send agenda items to be considered for the next board meeting. Please call or email to the Board Chair or Superintendent.
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11.B. Board Member Reports
Presenter:
Board, Advisors, Liaisons
Description:
Board members are asked to submit their reports in writing to be attached to Boardbook. Reports can be sent to the Executive Assistant in advance of the meeting.
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12. Announcements/Correspondence
Presenter:
Board Chair
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12.A. Announcements
Presenter:
Board Chair
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12.A.1. Lane ESD Board Member Activities and Opportunities
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13. Adjournment
• The next regular meeting is scheduled to be held Tuesday, May 5th, at the Lane ESD Main Campus, 1200 Highway 99 N, Eugene.
Presenter:
Chair Harris
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