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Oak Harbor School District board meeting, Aug 31, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Oak Harbor school board adopts 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget and 2026⁠-⁠27 board goals 24:23

  • The superintendent's report covered school startup, including professional learning, divided open house nights and a kindergarten camp pilot, ahead of the first day of school. 9:33
  • The board held a public hearing on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget and 4-year forecast, at which no one spoke, and then adopted the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget. 22:45
  • The board adopted its goals for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, which kept the same Standard 4 areas as last year and added a new goal area, 5C, on communication. 24:23

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 8:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call, and a quorum was present. 8:00
    • The agenda was approved by unanimous consent. 8:29
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda as published carried. 9:33
  2. Superintendent report on school startup 9:33
    • The superintendent said the district divided elementary and secondary open house nights this year and ended its Sodexo contract for food services. 9:33
    • The superintendent said the district piloted a kindergarten camp, called K-Camp, that began at Hillcrest Elementary School. 13:19
    • A district staff member said school starts tomorrow for the majority of schools and September 4th is the first day for kindergarten. 16:43
  3. Public comment 18:44
    • The chair said no comments from the community had been received. 18:44
  4. Monthly fiscal report 18:44
    • The presenter said the report combined 2 months and showed a fund balance to date of $9.7 million. 19:33
    • The presenter said the district recorded a settlement distribution in June that would help offset insurance cost increases next year. 19:33
    • The presenter said that at 92% of the year completed, revenues collected were very close to 92%, with expenditures tracking a little below that. 21:59
  5. Budget public hearing and adoption 22:45
    • The board held a public hearing on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget, and no one signed up to speak before the hearing closed. 22:45
    • A motion was made to approve Resolution 26⁠-⁠01 for adoption of the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget. 24:00
    • The chair announced that the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget was adopted by the school board. 24:23
  6. Board goals for the school year 24:23
    • The chair said the board kept goal areas 4A and 4C from last year and added 5C, under which the board will hold the district accountable for communicating information timely and consistently to the community. 24:23
    • The superintendent said the district plans to develop a user-friendly data dashboard for the board aligned to the strategic plan's goal areas. 31:06
    • One board member said test results and interim testing would be wonderful to see on the dashboard, and another board member said the goals cover core pieces of the job. 31:51
    • The vote carried to adopt the board goals as presented for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 34:52
  7. Board comments 34:52
    • Nicole Tesch said they helped present a template that WASDA board directors will use to try to shorten the General Assembly meeting. 35:14
    • One board member said the 2 open houses made it much easier to spend time with teachers. 36:37
    • Josh MacLean, Sharon Jensen and Jessica Aws spoke about the staff kickoff, and Jessica Aws thanked food services for the breakfast. 37:25
  8. Closing staff comments and thanks 40:18
    • A district staff member thanked the board for its work on the goal areas. 40:18
    • The staff member also thanked staff and the tech team for work getting the new buildings up and running, and offered thanks for work on the budget. 40:18
  9. Upcoming meetings and adjournment 43:57
    • The chair said the next regular board meetings will be September 14th and September 28th at 6 PM. 43:57
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~43:57

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