Washington Elementary District public hearing, Jul 13, 2026
1 h 04 min
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Washington Elementary board adopts 2026-2027 expenditure budget after public hearing 18:55
- The board held a public hearing on the 2026-2027 adopted expenditure budget, where a district staff member said $1.1 million from Prop 123 had been added to the M&O budget. 18:25
- The board then approved the adopted expenditure budget for fiscal year 26-27 on a motion by Lindsey Peterson. 22:44
- Board members heard an end-of-year presentation on behavior and attendance data, and Bill Adams asked for a future agenda item on new USFR regulations. 24:08
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Item by item (9)
- Opening and meeting procedures 5:47
- Kyle Clayton called the meeting to order at 6:16, and the meeting included a roll call, a land acknowledgment and the Pledge of Allegiance. 5:47
- The board took up adoption of the July 13th, 2026 agenda and approval of the June 11th, 2026 meeting minutes. 7:42
- Kyle Clayton announced that the agenda adoption passed and that the minutes were approved with one abstention. 7:53
- Recognitions and welcomes 8:15
- Lindsey Peterson thanked the WDEA representatives who attended a union representative assembly in Denver last week. 8:15
- Kyle Clayton welcomed the new superintendent to a first governing board meeting in that role. 10:00
- A speaker introduced the district's new Director of Human Resources, who was described as having more than 25 years of experience in public education. 13:58
- Public participation and consent agenda 17:50
- Public hearing on expenditure budget 18:16
- A district staff member said the adopted budget is the second step required by statute and that few changes were made after the proposed budget, mainly to forms after the state passed its budget. 18:55
- The staff member said $1.1 million was added to the M&O budget from Prop 123 money that comes from state trust land. 20:37
- Bill Adams asked whether changes to the USFR that affect the board could be discussed, and a staff member recommended making it a future agenda item. 21:43
- Adoption of expenditure budget 22:23
- Governing board resolution 22:49
- Kyle Clayton announced that the resolution passed. 24:08
- Behavior data presentation 24:08
- A district staff member reported that days lost to suspension fell 15.8%, or 1,500 days, while minor aggression rose 13% and 31% of those incidents occurred in kindergarten and 1st grade. 25:38
- Lindsey Peterson asked how the district was decreasing the number of days students were suspended and asked to hear data from educators on whether they feel supported in the changes. 33:45
- Jenni Abbott-Bayardi asked how long a vape suspension usually lasts, and the staff member said it ranges from up to 5 days out of school to in-school suspension and that only 2 students who attended the prevention program had repeated. 39:17
- Attendance data presentation 52:25
- A district staff member said the goal was to reduce chronic absenteeism by 3% and that the district ended right at 21%. 52:28
- One board member asked that teachers be added to the attendance committee and suggested more targeted recognition of students whose attendance truly improved. 56:54
- The staff member said the core members of each campus student support team are the social worker, a BSA or SSS, an achievement interventionist and an administrator. 59:40
- Future agenda items and adjournment 1:01:31
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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Governing Board Meeting and Public Hearing - Monday, July 13, 2026, at 6:15 p.m.”