Oak Harbor School District board meeting, Aug 10, 2026
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Oak Harbor school board adopts Standards 4A, 4C and 5C as board goals 1:03:12
- A district staff member presented an overview of the 2026-27 budget, including general fund revenues of $117 million and expenditures of $119 million. 6:42
- The staff member said the budget would come to the next meeting for a public hearing and a resolution for adoption. 7:12
- Board members discussed which standards to set as board goals for the year, and the motion carried to approve Standard 4A, 4C and 5C as the board goals. 44:03
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Item by item (6)
- Opening and consent agenda 4:41
- General fund budget overview 6:41
- A district staff member said the general fund was projected to start the year with a fund balance of $9 million, with revenues at $117 million and expenditures at $119 million, and that a $500,000 settlement was earmarked for increased insurance premiums. 16:56
- Another staff member said the district will receive progressively less impact aid over the next couple of years. 22:49
- Sharon Jensen asked whether, once the books are closed, the district would know how much the state funded special education compared to actual cost, and a staff member said the district could get that information. 36:43
- Board goals from self-assessment 38:08
- A staff member summarized board members' self-assessment responses on the five WASDA standards and the standards the board was leaning toward for the coming year. 38:34
- One board member said Standard 5 was probably the best fit and listed 5C, 4C and 3E in order of importance, and another board member said Standard 5 is really important right now. 48:15
- One board member said there was a lot of overlap among the areas and that the board had narrowed it down to good choices. 52:48
- On a motion by Nicole Tesch, the motion carried to approve Standard 4A, 4C and 5C as the board goals. ~1:03:03
- Board comments and superintendent evaluation 1:03:57
- Nicole Tesch said it was 22 sleeps until the beginning of school. 1:03:57
- Sharon Jensen mentioned an invitation to the kickoff on August 25th. 1:04:19
- The presiding officer read a statement that the board completed its year-end evaluation of the superintendent on June 8th, focused on Standard 3 and Standard 7. 1:04:45
- Superintendent comments 1:06:46
- During superintendent comments, a staff member described professional development held that day and said the district would transfer over to New Skyward at spring break. 1:06:46
- The staff member said staff were expected to start in the building next week and that the elevators were still not working. 1:11:56
- Nicole Tesch said parents had asked about pickup and drop-off at the new schools, and a staff member said the district would be sending lots of information out. 1:13:22
- Upcoming meetings and adjournment 1:15:50
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