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Monroe School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

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Monroe school board approves policy revisions and consent agenda, hears enrollment update 6:06

  • A district staff member gave a budget update and reported total enrollment of 5,472 students, compared with a budgeted 5,380. 6:06
  • The staff member said the district had reached the point where it needed interfund borrowing for cash purposes, and said levy dollars would not arrive until April. 6:06
  • The board approved revisions to Policy 2023 Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy and approved the consent agenda, each by a 5 to 0 vote. 23:39
  • A district staff member described an upcoming State Route 522 tour and discussed a possible boundary adjustment between Park Place and Hidden River. 24:32
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:32
    • Molly Barnes announced two late additions to the agenda: Interfund Loan Resolution Number 8⁠-⁠2026 and Fiscal Reports. 2:15
    • The modified agenda passed 4 to 0. 2:47
  2. Student representative reports 3:08
    • Student representatives reported on start-of-year activities, including a Share Fair collection and a pep rally. 3:08
  3. Budget and enrollment update 5:34
    • A district staff member reported total enrollment of 5,472 students against a budgeted 5,380 and said the district would need to borrow between funds for cash purposes. 6:06
    • The staff member said both previous loans had been paid off, with total interest of just over $7,100. 15:49
    • In response to a question about the 0.5% annual fund balance target, the staff member said a plan with a quantified target would be prepared for the next board meeting, with monthly updates. 16:53
  4. Digital citizenship policy revisions 22:28
    • The board considered revisions to Policy 2023 Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy. 23:24
    • The revisions passed 5 to 0. 23:39
  5. Consent agenda 23:39
    • The board considered all items listed in the consent agenda dated September 28, 2026. 24:10
    • The consent agenda passed 5 to 0. 24:18
  6. State Route 522 tour and school boundaries 24:18
    • A district staff member said district representatives would join a State Route 522 tour beginning at Hidden River Middle School. 24:32
    • A district staff member said Hidden River has capacity for 523 students but has 310, and raised a possible boundary adjustment with Park Place. 26:37
    • A district staff member said that in previous experience, boundary adjustments involved a year-plus process with an advisory group making a recommendation to the board. 30:05
  7. Board reports and adjournment 32:07
    • Chuck Whitfield said the mayor shared a '26-'28 economic development strategy at a Rotary meeting. 34:07
    • Molly Barnes said the Future Leaders Academy started on the 14th and that they would spend a day with high schoolers every month. 35:54
    • The meeting adjourned at 5:37 PM. 35:54

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Video: posted by the district as “MSD School Board Meeting - 9/28/26”