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Washington Community Schools board approves 2027 budget 7⁠-⁠0 34:04

  • The board heard an update on the primary building project and a presentation on the Ready Schools planning grant's discovery phase. 8:03
  • The board approved the 2027 budget 7⁠-⁠0 after a staff member recommended it. 34:04
  • The board voted 6⁠-⁠0 to allow the Davies County Economic Development Corps to add the 100-acre property and Beale Elementary property as potential trail sites in a countywide plan. 41:24
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and claims 1:32
    • The meeting was called to order at 7 o'clock, with the record showing all members present, and the minutes stood as presented. 1:32
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve all claims and payrolls as submitted. 2:32
  2. Donations 2:56
    • A staff member recommended approving donations from the Class of 1959 of $500 to athletics and $500 to the primary playground project. 2:56
    • The board approved the donations 7⁠-⁠0. 3:27
  3. Staff recognitions 3:31
    • A staff member began another school year of monthly staff recognitions, honoring a teacher at Washington Primary, a special education resource teacher at Washington Junior High School and a Sodexo facilities associate. 3:31
  4. Primary building project update 7:54
    • The speaker said crews were finishing steel and starting exterior studs to enclose the building before colder months so interior work could begin, and said the project was on track. 8:45
    • The speaker said sidewalks and parking lot work would begin in the next month or two. 9:04
    • The speaker said the courtyard was finished and the metal deck on the soft roof should be set at the end of this week or early next. 10:21
  5. Police presence at school 12:22
    • A staff member said the Washington Police Department was providing someone and was encouraging patrolmen to visit the school during the day, though there is no full-time presence. 12:22
  6. Countywide trail plan presentation 12:58
    • A staff member said the executive director of the Davies County Economic Development Corps had been invited to share a countywide walking and biking trail plan meant to open the county to potential grants. 12:58
    • The speaker asked that two trail concepts on district land be mentioned in the plan and said there would be no commitment. 14:39
    • The speaker said the plan was to be wrapped up at the end of the month under a timeline tied to a grant from the State Department of Health. 18:04
  7. Ready Schools planning grant 18:48
    • A staff member said the district received the Ready Schools planning grant through ROI to evaluate itself pre-K to 12. 18:48
    • The Ready Schools coordinator said the discovery phase runs until the end of October and involves interviews and surveys of students, teachers, administrators, families and community members. 19:42
    • The coordinator said the goal was to interview 25 to 40% of students in grades 4 through 12 and 10 to 15 teachers per school. 25:17
  8. Personnel resignations and appointments 29:31
    • A staff member recommended that the board approve resignations, appointments and ECA appointments. 30:02
    • A staff member explained that the district employs a Washington Catholic Title I teacher because it manages the Title I grant. 31:13
    • The board approved the resignations, appointments and ECA appointments, each 7⁠-⁠0. 31:06
  9. 2027 budget 33:27
    • A staff member said the budget documents were provided to the board and recommended approving the 2027 budget. 33:27
    • The board approved the 2027 budget 7⁠-⁠0. 34:04
  10. Cash flow loan resolution 34:12
    • A staff member described the resolution as a safeguard in case the district needs a short-term loan for cash flow issues through the next year. 34:12
  11. Supplemental stipends for English learning 34:57
    • A staff member said the stipends relate to teachers who provide English learning services and require board approval because the funding now comes through the education fund. 35:07
    • The board approved the supplemental stipends 6⁠-⁠0. 36:27
  12. Surplus playground slide 36:33
    • A staff member recommended declaring the primary Hilltop double slide surplus, saying there was no place to repurpose it. 36:33
    • The board approved the surplus item 6⁠-⁠0. 37:43
  13. Student trip requests 38:00
    • A staff member recommended approving an overnight trip to the annual Beta State Convention. 38:06
    • A staff member recommended approving ROTC trips this fall, including a leadership course at Crane and competitions in Ohio. 38:50
    • The board approved the Beta state convention trip 6⁠-⁠0. 38:47
  14. Trail concepts in county plan 39:55
    • A staff member said the district would not be on the hook for anything by allowing the trail concepts and would need another approval process to move forward formally. 39:55
    • The board approved allowing the trail concepts to be added to the countywide plan 6⁠-⁠0. 41:24
  15. Announcements and adjournment 41:31
    • A staff member said the October board meeting would be October 22nd at 7 PM because the third Thursday falls on fall break. 41:49
    • A staff member said the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a State of Education luncheon on September 24th at 11:30. 42:08
    • The board voted 6⁠-⁠0 to adjourn. 43:27

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Video: posted by the district as “WCS Regular Board Meeting 9/17/2026”