The October 14 agenda scheduled board action on a resolution to pursue a new building in place of modernizing a selected building at Lake Stevens Middle School.
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At its Sept. 22 meeting, the board reviewed proposed revisions to its restraint-and-isolation policy to align it with updated state law; the transcript does not show a vote adopting the revisions. During public comment, a parent reported 348 restraint/isolation incidents in the previous school year, involving 41 restrained students and 35 isolated students, with injuries to students and staff.
The September 17, 2026 Board agenda lists two proposed Consolidated Facilities Project change orders: $45,800 for Meng Analysis commissioning services and $89,826.95 for United Moving & Storage.
Warrant materials identify a $3,148,038.59 annual insurance-premium payment and a $480,912.72 Business Plus software-subscription payment.
At the September 16 meeting, a Hazel Valley teacher and several family members reported insufficient paraeducator support for students with disabilities, including one parent’s report that her nonverbal daughter was bitten again after a one-to-one aide was no longer assigned. Speakers also warned of supervision gaps, elopement risks and missed IEP services; these were public testimony, not findings by the board.
Snohomish changed eligibility for its self-contained Highly Capable 4/5/6 classes: students must qualify as highly capable in both English language arts and math. Students qualifying in only one subject will instead be served in general-education classrooms; the district said the changes will be implemented next school year.
The board approved a two-year Highline Education Association agreement through August 31, 2028, and a three-year Teamsters Local 763 Tier 3 agreement through August 31, 2029. Human Resources said the agreements include a three-factor model for inclusion staffing—general-education space, individual student needs and school equity/context—plus behavioral-support commitments and staff training.
The district introduced Hallie Mills as principal of Cascade Ridge Elementary and new assistant principals at Creekside, Issaquah Valley and Sunny Hills elementaries. The board minutes identify Steven Vradenburg, Alicia Epler and Lori Shimizu in those assistant-principal roles.
The board unanimously approved an intent to construct the Skyline Elementary replacement project. It also approved the project’s constructability report and implementation plan, moving the replacement toward construction.
On September 9, the board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2027-01 for a replacement Educational Programs and Operations Levy for 2028-2031.
The district introduced new principals at Sylvester Middle School, Des Moines Elementary School, McMicken Heights Elementary School and Gregory Heights Elementary School, plus an interim principal at Raisbeck Aviation High School. Jeff Black will serve as Raisbeck’s interim principal for the 2026–27 school year; the other four were described as joining their schools as principals in 2026.
The Board unanimously adopted a $415 million 2026-27 general-fund budget after officials described right-sizing work, roughly 3,000 fewer students since the pandemic, rising costs, and state-funding gaps.
The Board approved the new high school’s educational specifications and racial-balance certification and authorized a $347,144.59 construction change order.
The Board adopted a $1.34 billion general-fund budget for 2026-27 using spending reductions, school staffing changes, fund balance, transportation efficiencies, capital-interest transfers, rebates, and delayed rainy-day-fund repayment.
The board adopted the 2026-27 budget after a public hearing; the minutes list expected spending of $218,481,286 and an expected deficit of $236,008.
The board adopted the 2026-27 budgets without changes from the July proposal, which projected a $9.4 million General Fund operating deficit and about $2.7 million ending balance.
The Board approved a resolution redirecting excess state financing assistance from the 2017 bond projects to other district facility needs. The listed work includes building-system and energy upgrades, high- and middle-school restrooms, roofs, site and athletic improvements, and facilities supporting transition and alternative-education programs.
Federal Way’s 2026-27 general-fund budget lists $471 million in revenue and $485 million in spending.
The board approved a $69,720 General Fund transfer to ASB and a $190,000 Capital Projects Fund transfer to the General Fund.
The district introduced Chad Kodama as Tyee High School principal, Don Miller as Choice Academy principal and Annie Parker as Shorewood Elementary School principal. Kodama moved from Sylvester Middle School, Miller had been an assistant principal at Tyee, and Parker came from Renton’s Bryn Mawr Elementary.
The board unanimously approved a three-year, $9 million HopSkipDrive contract for transportation of students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento program, budgeted at $3 million per year through 2028-29.
On August 17, the board unanimously approved Resolution No. 2026-07 to adopt a general-fund budget extension for 2025-2026.
The August 13 board record lists Resolution 2026-11 for the annual budget and Resolution 2026-12 for a Capital Projects Fund transfer to the General Fund for technology, following a separate budget hearing that afternoon.
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