School Board

In-Person Public Comment Process

• A sign-up sheet is available near the entrance until 7:00 p.m. (or the start of the meeting).
• Approach the microphone when called upon during the public comment portion of the meeting.
• Speakers are asked to not reflect adversely on the character or motives of any individual, especially by name.
• Keep your comments to three minutes.
• Commentators will be recorded and shown through Zoom.*

Remote Public Comment Process

• Email publiccomment@bethelsd.org by noon on the day of the board meeting. Include your name, address, phone number, and the topic you wish to address.
• Join the Zoom meeting prior to 7:00 p.m.
• During the Public Comment portion of the meeting, you will be moved to the ‘Presenter’ side of the meeting.
• Please keep your microphone muted until called upon by the board president.
• Speakers are asked to not reflect adversely on the character or motives of any individual, especially by name.
• Keep your comments to three minutes.
• Commentators will be recorded and shown through Zoom.*

*Commentators give consent to being recorded by participating.

• Hiring and evaluating the Superintendent;
• Establishing policies for governing the school district;
• Adopting a balanced budget each year;
• Having legal and fiduciary authority for the school district;
• Adopting instructional materials; and
• Serving as community representatives to the district and on behalf of the district.

School board members do not receive a salary. The board budget includes per diem ($50 per day) payments for board members attending board meetings or performing other services for the district. State law limits each board member to a maximum compensation of $4,800 per year.

I want to speak to the Board but cannot make it to a School Board Meeting

The Board understands the need to hear the voices of the community we serve. We also understand that not everyone is able to come to the regularly scheduled School Board meetings. With that in mind, this school year we will be hosting additional community forums at different locations, where two Board Directors will attend to better hear your concerns, thoughts and ideas to help our district continue to grow and serve our community even better in the future. 

The next Community Forum will be October 17, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. at the Parkland/Spanaway Library.

As always, you can also find contact information for each School Board Director below.

What is being done about the traffic issues at GKHS?

Traffic in our area continues to increase, especially at 224th St. E. and 108th Ave. E. This is making drop off times in the morning exceedingly longer. In an effort to speed up the morning drop off process, Graham-Kapowsin High School has implemented changes this year that we hope will shorten the long line of cars. That said, the most significant way to reduce traffic is to have your student take the bus. Less cars on the road means less congestion for everyone.

Students or parents wanting to park can no longer take an immediate left into the GKHS parking lot. They will instead proceed past the parent drop off line and will enter the parking lot by the tennis courts. When dropping off students, we are asking parents not to stop and let students out of the car until they are past the gym doors. 

If you also have a student at Frontier Middle, do not drop off your Frontier student at the crosswalk between Frontier and Nelson Elementary. Either pull into Frontier to drop off, or go to GKHS and then loop back to Frontier to drop off in their parking lot.

We feel these changes will help expedite the morning drop off time, as well as make things safer for everyone in our school community.