District overview
Ashland Independent Schools
How Ashland’s elected board is funding and overseeing current school projects.
How are Ashland’s current school projects being financed?
Ashland’s five-member Board of Education governs the district. In the reviewed year, it approved capital work at several schools, a revised BG-1 project form, and a resolution authorizing its separate Finance Corporation to issue revenue bonds.
Five-member elected Board
Official minutes consistently record Ashley Layman, Don Ashby, William Bradley, David Williams, and Joseph Coleman as the Board members considering district actions.
Tax proposal is not final adoption
On August 24, 2026, the Board approved the proposal and advertisement of FY2027 property-tax rates; the minutes do not establish final adoption.
Finance Corporation is a separate public body
The Board’s February resolution authorized the separate Ashland Independent Schools District Finance Corporation to issue revenue bonds. Its four collected meetings are reported separately from Board votes.
Minutes establish the approvals and amounts below, but do not provide a complete per-student spending figure or final construction completion dates.
Where the district stands
The Board approved the revised project form 4–1; the item description does not identify a school-specific project.
Charles Russell: $132,200; Hager: $135,300.
The one-year minutes record reports approvals and treasurer actions, not a comparable district per-pupil expenditure figure.
Major projects
Poage Elementary School addition and renovation
Design approved; construction payments underwayThe Board approved design and construction documents in November 2025, then approved special-inspection services and early construction and construction-management payments in June 2026.
- Board approves design development and construction documents, 4–1
- Board approves inspection contract and $112,213.80 construction payment
- Board approves $405,497.45 construction payment application
Funding
District capital project approvals
The reviewed minutes identify individual contracts and pay applications, not a complete project budget.
Charles Russell and Hager roof replacements
Quotes and BG-1 forms approvedThe Board approved Bri-Den Roofing quotes for roof replacements at Charles Russell and Hager in July 2026; August minutes show subsequent payment applications.
- Board approves $132,200 Charles Russell and $135,300 Hager roof quotes
- Board approves roof-project payment applications at both schools
Funding
District facilities project approvals
Combined July quote approvals total $267,500.
Recent news
Based on official Ashland Board of Education and separately identified Ashland District Finance Corporation minutes published through the KSBA public portal.
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