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February 4, 2026 — Meeting Transcript
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You don't have? Okay, good. So I think social media is a great way to spread the word. So I'm really glad you guys brought that up too. I was just wondering, are you planning on maybe having a separate, and this might be a thing, and I can't remember, but are you planning on having a separate social media page solely for the information sharing of PropO? Or are you thinking that it will mostly be posted on the superintendent or Clayton School District Instagram? Or other social media platforms? Yeah, I'll actually let Gina answer that because that's what she does. Currently we have the messages slotted in with our regular social media calendar so people in the community won't hear about PropO every single day in our news feed but they'll continue to get that good quality information about student spotlights and outstanding things going on in our schools and then sharing PropO information along the way. I think if people got it every single day that might take away from what we do in our business in terms of educating our students so it'll be a message that'll be But Nina, the citizens committee, which is a committee of citizens who are advocating and out there to say vote yes on PropO, they have social media pages that were just created. That's a good question. Okay. Anything else? Thank you. Thank you. All the work you have been doing and that you will continue to do until April 7th. I appreciate it.
Whether it's for you or for you Susan, but how have you advised, how did you advise the Ladew School Board and how have you advised all the board members that you've worked with to best disseminate this information so that we know I know you said that you have that on here, the second to last slide, but what would you recommend? Sure, I can start with that. I think one of the important things for you all to remember is that while I'm sure it feels like you work for the school district you certainly put in the hours and the time and the effort, you are not employees, you're private citizens and you can do everything a private citizen can do to advocate for prop up. Now you can't use district resources and you probably have a little more access to district resources than the average person on the street, but you can put up a yard sign, you can have a coffee, you can talk to anybody at the grocery store and tell them information about it. You can direct people to the webpage. I would encourage you to be as active as you can. I think you advocating for it shows strength and unity among the board and you leverage that to the extent that you can. Yeah, I would agree with that.
I think you advocating for it shows strength and unity among the board and you leverage that to the extent that you can. Yeah, I would agree with that. In my past experiences there's a lot of value and I think that's something that you can do or promise in having board members stand shoulder to shoulder, whether it's with students or staff or administration to share the information, right? You're doing that as a board member. You want to make sure you stay in that lane. However, you all have really strong capital and trust from community members because they put you on the right track. So I think that's important for them to hear from you. Thank you. Jason. Sorry, I think you alluded to this. How many mailings are we doing? So yes, typically in the process that we facilitate we will do three mailers. Sometimes districts are like two is enough. I think it just depends on the context of what's being asked and what the information is. But our first mailer is always that detailed mailer that's a four panel mailer and then we usually will follow that up with a postcard mailer that's less intensive but it's just high level reminding everyone what's on the ballot. And then if we do a third one, it's just to remind people to vote. To go out and vote. Any other questions about the plan? Thank you so much. Nina, do you have any questions about it? You don't have? Okay, good.
All the work you have been doing and that you will continue to do until April 7th. I appreciate it. You've thought of everything it seems to me. We appreciate it. Thank you so much. Thank you. Okay. We're moving on to policy. We have a few first readings. First, with Dr. Sahlberger, is the first reading of policy GBEBA, which is the drug-free workplace. It's a first reading so it's our chance to make any suggestions, ask any questions. Does anyone have questions or comments? I have a few comments on this one, the drug-free workplace, GBEBA policy. Okay. Leo and I were just pointing at each other because we had a discussion today about this. So one of my questions about this is that on the bottom of page one to top of page two, it says the district added used to transport at required district activities. So basically saying, I think this is right, staff cannot be using substances at required district activities. And I felt that that was not quite inclusive enough but was struggling with what would be the appropriate wording. And so I understand that we have district events that students are not at that staff, you know, gets to choose what they do. But that when there are students around, whether the staff has a direct supervising responsibility for the students, I just don't want us to get in trouble of not saying that they can't be using substances or can't be imbibed or imbibing or something like that.
And so I understand that we have district events that students are not at that staff, you know, gets to choose what they do. But that when there are students around, whether the staff has a direct supervising responsibility for the students, I just don't want us to get in trouble of not saying that they can't be using substances or can't be imbibed or imbibing or something like that. And so Leo had a great idea. Yeah? I guess the question is why was the word required added there and is that word necessary? That's to ask the question directly. So the word required was added there intentionally because we were trying to make sure that if staff were at a district, maybe sponsored event or a conference or after work things where they're representing the district, but like you said, not having students there that they wouldn't be in violation of this policy. So I do see what you're saying of district activity is defined at the top where it says any activity event or function where students are under directs or district supervision such as field trips or athletic events. I do think I agree that that would maybe cover us for that first one. I still though have reservations about the second part where we because it's or otherwise engaged in district business. Because district business isn't defined. Correct. So I wonder if we maybe omit it in the first one but leave it in the second one.