The Olympia School District Board of Directors is comprised of five citizens elected to represent the community in setting district goals and policies, adopting the budget, placing tax levies and bond issues on the ballot, hiring personnel including the Superintendent, and providing the necessary facilities for the education of our community's youth.
Members serve in staggered four-year terms. Board members must be citizens of the United States and qualified voters residing in one of the five geographic "director districts." They are elected, however, by nonpartisan popular vote from the total school district. The state does not limit the numbers of terms a director may serve. Three board members constitute a quorum for transacting business. Official action can only be taken at a regular board meeting or special board meeting for which public notice has been given.
Regularly-scheduled school board meetings are generally held on the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are held in the Board Room of the Knox 111 Administrative Center, 111 Bethel Street NE, or at one of our district schools. The board also holds some special meetings throughout the year. Meetings are posted on this website and included in the meeting and study session schedule below.
*Hard copies of the director district map are available in the Superintendent's Office. Please contact (360) 596-6117 for assistance.
Joellen Wilhelm - President
Director, District 2
Elected 2015, Term Expires 2019
Occupation: Nonprofit Consultant
jwilhelm@osd.wednet.edu
(360) 464-4315
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 Scott Clifthorne - Vice President
Director, District 5
Elected 2017, Term Expires 2021
sclifthorne@osd.wednet.edu
(360) 818-4496
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TBD
Director, District 1
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Leslie Huff
Director, District 3
Elected 2017, Term Expires 2021
Occupation: Assessment Coordinator
lhuff@osd.wednet.edu
(509) 432-5056
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Hilary Seidel
Director, District 4
Elected 2017, Term Expires 2019
Occupation: Program Coordinator
hseidel@osd.wednet.edu
(360) 359-6878
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Alexis Nevy
Student Representative
Appointed June 2019, Term Expires May 2020
Occupation: Student, Avanti High School
nevyad@students.osd.wednet.edu
(360) 596-6117
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Ruby Gruber
Student Representative
Appointed June 2019, Term Expires May 2020
Occupation: Student, Olympia High School
gruberrl@students.osd.wednet.edu
(360) 596-6117 |
Patrick Murphy
Superintendent
Olympia School District
pmurphy@osd.wednet.edu
(360) 596-6117
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Mailing Address for Board Members: Olympia School District, 111 Bethel Street NE, Olympia, WA 98506
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