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Granite Falls School District board meeting, Sep 9, 2026

49 min · 0 public speakers

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Granite Falls school board passes consent agenda with unanimous consent 49:01

  • Members of the football team described a team trip to Hawaii. 16:39
  • A district staff member reported that enrollment came in close to what the district budgeted and later said the district was over about 43 from budget. 30:29
  • The board's consent agenda, which included an added limited notice to proceed that a staff member said was not a commitment to expend funds, passed with unanimous consent. 47:49

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and land acknowledgment 2:39
    • The meeting began at 6 o'clock with the Pledge of Allegiance. 2:39
    • A staff member asked a student to read the land acknowledgment, which named the traditional territory of the Snoqualmie Tribe of Indians. 3:35
  2. Board and student representative comments 4:16
    • Carol Panagos said a 9/11 observance would be held Friday at 10 AM at the new fire station. 5:12
    • One board member said the board is fully backing and supporting the administration and building administrators in efforts to get students future ready. 9:17
    • Student representatives said the counseling office now splits students by last name, which one representative called more efficient than splitting by grade. 11:06
  3. Facilities and sports field committee update 12:45
    • Bill Dane said the facilities committee discussed heating system work at Mountain Way and plans to close 2 buildings next summer to install air conditioning. 12:59
    • Bill Dane said an October meeting would include an architect with renderings for Field 6 and Field 1. 13:54
    • Greg Farley said high school students will have air conditioning as of next fall and another all-weather field behind the tennis courts. 14:50
  4. Football team trip presentation 15:20
    • A staff member said the football team went to Hawaii and asked team members to describe their experience. 16:39
    • Students described learning history during the trip and spending time together as a team. 18:47
  5. Student leadership program partnership 27:09
    • A staff member said the district entered a partnership for the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy at both the middle school and high school, with Chick-fil-A donating the curriculum and materials. 27:50
    • The staff member said the program includes community service projects and scholarship opportunities for senior participants. 29:32
  6. Enrollment update 30:29
    • A staff member said kindergarten enrollment is at 153 and that average enrollment last year was 2,189 compared with 2,186 now. 31:38
    • The staff member said about 40-ish high school students would likely do Running Start and raised concerns about how Running Start credits count. 32:12
    • Asked about the figures, the staff member said the district is over about 43 from budget and would send updated numbers in the Friday memo. ~34:27
  7. Teaching and learning update 34:55
    • A speaker asked that the lunch program form be filled out and turned in because it affects funding. 46:13
  8. Comments from the floor and consent agenda 47:22
    • No comments were offered from the floor. 47:22
    • A staff member said an addition to the consent agenda, a limited notice to proceed, was a commitment to do sampling and work rather than to expend funds. 47:49
    • The consent agenda passed with unanimous consent. 49:01

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Video: posted by the district as “GFSD School Board Meeting 9/9/26”