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Washington Community Schools board meeting, Oct 22, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Washington Community Schools board approves teacher contract updates and staff pay changes 38:07

  • The board heard a presentation from the teacher and Washington High School students in the ME Academy, a microelectronics program at Westgate. 12:18
  • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to approve updates to the teacher master contract for '26-'27. 39:00
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and minutes 1:01
    • The meeting was called to order at 7 o'clock with all members present. 1:01
    • The NJROTC was welcomed for the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:20
    • With no additions or corrections offered, the minutes stood as presented. 4:17
  2. Claims and payrolls 4:17
    • Sarah Browning moved to approve all claims and payrolls as submitted. 4:38
    • The claims were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 4:50
  3. Donations 4:42
    • A staff member recommended accepting $500 from the Class of 1991 for the Washington Primary Playground Project and $500 each from Tri Kappa and Knights of Columbus for FFA. 4:56
    • The presiding officer said the Class of '91 created a community foundation fund that will be a perpetual funding source for Washington Community Schools and challenged other classes to start one. 5:13
  4. Staff members of the month 6:09
    • The district recognized NJROTC instructors at Washington High School, a bus attendant and a Sodexo Food Service staff member as staff members of the month. 6:09
  5. Primary school construction update 6:09
    • The construction project manager reported work on site grading, roofing, metal stud framing and exterior brick. 9:42
    • The project manager said the goal is building closure before Christmas so temporary heat can allow work on finishes. 11:35
    • A staff member said meetings were under way on playground, pre-K and courtyard design, and banners were ordered for the playground. 11:46
  6. Microelectronics academy presentation 12:18
    • The academy teacher said students complete 21 credit hours over their junior and senior years, train for industry certifications, and have coursework complemented by an apprenticeship in the senior year that involves an interview process. 14:25
    • Two student groups presented projects testing how heat affects NMOS and PMOS circuits, including heat chambers they built. 19:36
    • Students answered questions about their plans after high school and the connections the academy provided. ~31:32
  7. Public comment and leaves 35:10
    • No one signed up for patron statements on agenda topics. 35:10
    • A staff member recommended that the board approve leaves of absence. 35:43
    • The leaves were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 36:36
  8. Staff and ECA appointments 36:39
    • A staff member recommended an appointment as bus attendant substitute bus driver. 36:41
    • A staff member recommended a list of ECA appointments in basketball, wrestling and golf. 37:03
    • The bus appointment and the ECA appointments were each approved 7⁠-⁠0. 37:00
  9. Teacher master contract 38:01
    • A staff member recommended approving updates to the teacher master contract for '26-'27 following a tentative agreement hearing on Monday. 38:07
    • The staff member said the updates include a compensation increase and changes to some contract language. 38:07
    • The contract updates were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 39:00
  10. Non-cert staff pay updates 38:42
    • A staff member said the update is a stipend prorated along 260 days for a full-year employee, with 180-day employees prorated against that. 39:05
    • The non-cert staff pay updates were approved 7⁠-⁠0. 39:43
  11. Administrative pay update 39:47
    • A staff member said administrators would receive essentially the same compensation update as teachers, $500 on the base and a $250 stipend. 39:47
    • The administrative pay update was approved 7⁠-⁠0. 40:22
  12. Trip and conference requests 40:09
    • A staff member asked the board to approve after the fact an overnight trip for the girls golf team to the regional in Terre Haute and an overnight trip to the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis. 40:26
    • The superintendent recommended approving attendance at the Innovation Schools Action Summit in January as part of the district's Ready Schools process. 42:30
    • The golf trip, the FFA trip and the summit trip were each approved 7⁠-⁠0. 41:19
  13. Information items and adjournment 43:37
    • A staff member said a work session on dual credit opportunities at the high school would follow the meeting, and a board walk-through of Washington Primary was proposed for November 19th at 6 o'clock. 44:08
    • The staff member said the youth football field project was funded through sponsorships, donations and volunteers, and the baseball and softball turf projects remain in engineering and design. 45:31
    • The board voted 7⁠-⁠0 to adjourn. 50:31

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Video: posted by the district as “WCS School Board Meeting 10/22/2026”