Superintendent outlines OSPI financial oversight and potential district dissolution

Sep 25, 2026

Chris Woods explained that failing the levy could trigger Washington's OSPI to assemble a financial oversight committee, require a two-year plan, and—if sustainability cannot be shown—begin a dissolution process that could include redrawing district boundaries.

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Woods explained the state oversight process that can follow a levy failure, citing the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). He said failure to pass the levy would likely prompt OSPI to assemble a financial oversight committee "anytime between November and probably January."

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