Battle Ground Public Schools

Battle Ground Public Schools’ Board of Directors. Top row, L to R: To be Determined, 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

(AGENDAS on BoardDocs)

Upcoming Regular Meetings (2nd and 4th Mondays of most months):

• March 8, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
• March 22, 2021, 6:00 p.m.

Special Board Meetings

• February 24, 2021, 5:00 p.m. Special Meeting-Executive Session – Remote Meeting
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  Or Telephone:
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  Webinar ID: 867 1538 2641
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General BGPS Board Meeting Information

All meetings will be held via video and phone conferencing technology for as long as the state of Washington has large group restrictions and a Stay at Home order in place. 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

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)

BGPS information for board candidates (PDF)

Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors
Contact Information

Open Position
Director District 1
Address

Phone:
Email:

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, Vice President
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
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