MARYSVILLE – Stage 1 of the timeline for the future of secondary schools in the Marysville district is under way.

That will be part of the discussion of the school board Monday.

A special reception for outgoing school board member Bruce Larson will take place at 5:30 p.m. Larson, who has served on the board for four years, was defeated in the general election by Vanessa Edwards. The cake and coffee reception will be prior to the board’s 6 p.m. meeting.

Regarding secondary schools, public opinion polling is taking place through the end of the month. It is asking for priorities for the district.

Stage 2, which is just getting started, is personally interviewing 25 community leaders in Marysville and Tulalip. That will continue through February.

Stage 3 will start in December and continue through March. It entails meeting with parents, community members and students at public meetings. Staff will ask what it does well and what things need to be improved.

Stage 4 is an online survey from March through April. Anyone who hasn’t shared their thoughts will be able to do so at that time.

The last Stage 5 will be sometime in the spring – large scale community meeting that will be interactive.

Also on the Monday’s agenda, Marysville-Pilchuck seniors Andrew Thill and Sarah Romero will be introduced as Students of the Month, as selected by the Marysville Kiwanis and Soroptimist clubs.

Finance director Mike Sullivan will give a bond report, explaining how the district was able to save almost half-a-million dollars.

Superintendent Becky Berg will give her annual report.

Also on the agenda, Kellogg Marsh Elementary School is asking to waive two lost school days because of an electrical fire Sept. 27-28. Heaters malfunctioned due to an over-voltage situation, causing the school to close for two days. Areas had to be cleaned and deodorized.

Another topic of discussion will be the Highly Capable Program grant of $259,000 from the state. Current services include self-contained classrooms for grades K-1 in their home schools and grades 2-5 at Pinewood Elementary. Middle school classes in ELA, social studies and math are provided at each middle school. Students at 10th Street who qualify are served by their school’s curriculum. The programs will continue in their current formats, including grades 9-12.

During the work session after the meeting, the board will discuss putting a levy on the ballot Feb. 13, 2018.