Director and Meeting Information
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Battle Ground Public Schools’ Board of Directors. Top row, L to R: Mary Snitily, Rob Henrikson, and Troy McCoy. Bottom row, L to R: BGHS student representative Addelynn Smith, Mark Watrin, Jackie Maddux. and PHS student representative Sydney Cordon.
Upcoming Public Meetings
Upcoming Regular Meetings (2nd and 4th Mondays of most months)
- June 28, 2021, 6:00 p.m. Lewisville Campus, 406 NW Fifth Ave., Battle Ground, WA and Video Conferencing
Room capacity for in-person citizen attendance is limited to 25. All those attending are required to sign in, attest, wear masks, and adhere to social distancing of six feet. - July 26, 2021, 6:00 p.m. Lewisville Campus, 406 NW Fifth Ave., Battle Ground, WA and Video Conferencing
Special Board Meetings
Board Meeting Information
All meetings will be held both in-person (with limited capacity) and via video and phone conferencing technology for as long as the state of Washington has large group restrictions. The Board will meet most months on the 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:00 p.m. for their Regular Board Meetings. Work Sessions will be added as deemed necessary at the second meeting of the month. Please see the calendar below for the complete listing.
Calendar – Regular Board Meetings – 2020-2021
Public Comments
At regular board meetings, the Board welcomes comments from citizens (either in person or via Zoom) during Citizens’ Comments and asks that those wishing to address the Board observe the following process:
- Email your first and last name, contact phone number, home address, email address, and the topic you will be addressing to uren.sandy@battlegroundps.org. In addition, please note if you will be addressing the board remotely via Zoom or in-person.
- Your notice must be emailed to uren.sandy@battlegroundps.org no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.
- To join the Zoom meeting, type your first and last name that was provided in your notice.
- Individual comments shall not exceed three minutes.
- The duration of Citizens’ Comments shall not exceed 30 minutes in total.
- An individual’s three-minute time limit will decrease accordingly, if more than 10 patrons sign up to address the Board.
- Anyone not provided time to address the Board during the meeting can email uren.sandy@battlegroundps.org to have their statements shared with the Board.
Please follow the procedures for Citizens’ Comments by stating your name, limiting your time to three (3) minutes, and refraining from discussing confidential matters. A digital timer will sound when the time limit is reached.
Board members do not normally respond to questions or petitions during Citizens’ Comments. They will listen and give direction to the Administrative Team if action is deemed necessary.
Accessibility
Individuals with disabilities who may need a modification to participate in a meeting should contact the superintendent’s office no later than three days before a regular meeting and as soon as possible in advance of a special meeting so that special arrangements can be made. You can reach the superintendent’s office by calling (360) 885-5302 or email uren.sandy@battlegroundps.org.
2017-2019 Board Goals
Meeting Minutes
Click Here for Past Meeting Minutes through 2013. Minutes for later meetings are found under BoardDocs within each meeting archive.
Items for upcoming board meetings are submitted by staff for approval about 10 days prior to the meeting. The Submittal Calendar shows the deadlines for submitting agenda items.
District Maps
Click here for Director-districts map following 2010 Census
School Board Policies
Board policies are stored in BoardDocs for easy viewing. Click on the link below and then link on the “Policies” tab, and then on the “Active” tab.
Click Here for Current School Board Policies
The information belongs to the public. While parts of personnel and student records are private, much of the information gathered and recorded by school districts, as with any government agency in Washington, is a matter of public record and open to public scrutiny. Likewise, meetings of the elected members of the School Board are open except under certain circumstances. The Washington attorney general has created a guide to both laws, accessible at: http://www.atg.wa.gov/open-government-resource-manual
Battle Ground Public Schools are governed by a five-person elected Board of Directors. They serve four-year terms, with three of the terms expiring in a given odd-numbered year and the other two expiring in the next odd-numbered year. That ensures experience and continuity on the Board.
Each director resides in a separate one of five geographic divisions of the 271-square-mile district, thereby guaranteeing a geographic balance on the Board. In both primary and general elections, all registered voters in the entire school district are eligible to vote in all of the races on that year’s ballot. Under state law, the office of school board director is nonpartisan.
BG Board, Briefly
For past editions of BG Board, Briefly, which summarizes action taken by the Battle Ground School Board in its meetings, click here.
Serving on the school board
The Washington State School Directors’ Association and Battle Ground Public Schools have prepared information for residents who are curious to learning more about the role of a school board member.
WSSDA’s guide “What Makes a Great School Board Member?” (PDF)
Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors
Contact Information
Mary Snitily
Director District 1
8910 NE 299th St.
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone: 509-554-1549
Email: msnitily@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: 2021
Rob Henrikson
Director District 2
24717 NE 204th St.
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone: 360-907-5360
Email: rhenrikson@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: 2023
Troy McCoy
Director District 3
2213 SW 12th St.
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone: 360-901-2884
Email: tmccoy@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: 2021
Mark Watrin, President
Director District 4
13117 NE 90th Ct.
Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone: 360-980-2479
Email: mwatrin@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: 2023
Jackie Maddux, Vice President
Director District 5
20201 NE 29th Ave.
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Phone: 503-407-5074
Email: jmaddux@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: 2021
Addelynn Smith
Student Representative
Battle Ground High School
Email: smithadd001@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: June 2021
Sydney Cordon
Student Representative
Prairie High School
Email: cordosyd000@battlegroundps.org
Term Expires: June 2022
11104 N.E. 149th Street,
P.O. Box 200 
(360)885-5300