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Bianchini said the district made the playoffs in all but three sports and credited coaches and students for competitive showings across the Emerald Sound Conference. He highlighted football’s 7–3 season and noted 56 players participated; football returned multiple all-league selections. On soccer, Bianchini said the girls’ program had several seniors finish proud seasons and that two players, Kaelin Miller and Laila Munoz, plan to play at Everett and Edmonds Community Colleges, respectively. He singled out cross country and track for strong seasons, including multiple state qualifiers and a top finish in district competition; he said the district “has a state champion” in its recent results.

Bianchini emphasized the growth and inclusivity of several programs: cheerleaders provide year-round support and include students from the life-skills program; unified soccer delivered visible student pride and community engagement; wrestling sent eight athletes to the state tournament, the most in school history.

On a program-development note, Bianchini announced Granite Falls will field a fall boys golf team funded entirely through community and business donations. He said no curricular programs or staff were eliminated to create the golf team. The program’s coach will be Halen Davis, a Crossroads teacher with a collegiate playing background, and community members Jim Haverfield and Sean McGill helped organize donations and course access.

Bianchini also noted facility maintenance needs: tennis poles have shifted and at least one court is currently unusable and will need court-pole reinstallation or concrete resetting.

Board members thanked staff for the report and congratulated student-athletes on achievements across multiple sports.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","GFSD School Board Meeting 6/25/25","oneSentenceSummary","Athletic director Dave Bianchini reported that most Granite Falls teams made postseason play, several athletes qualified for state competition, unified soccer and cheer programs drew praise, and a community-funded boys golf team will start this fall without cutting curricular programs.","taxTitle","Granite Falls School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",46571,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6185658,"Granite Falls projects positive fund balance after conditional state awards, business manager says",292,1450000,1742000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b&start=1450&end=1742","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b/thumbnail_1450000.jpg","/articles/6185658/Washington/Granite-Falls-projects-positive-fund-balance-after-conditional-state-awards-business-manager-says","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185658-f2f9cef27824ac8474a648f65d67df61/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946386&Signature=Zrg9Bi6a4qbzBRtvTBHvjnQg9f4LERXTlmQOMLWOYYH4upAcA28z1PQeSEuvmNazNFz-Ujnx~g-eZu9Zug5yzXJfzsRlPXS5zxpgONQpLuv73VwenPqoIWy0OmNi0RyPsBbPKFMawCcl1NFfEJy1J4hao~cfwr0gP-JAYjtNrYnlwaoPWgHDqDoh5HN4olAlSQcQ7b9is3hExJlFFHdMg7qAzP2SQLRcWEY5abP18wfjOFuGy3NMzlb~LONmmZEGNrX~udMZ8rJm~d4jPLnZ3CMxn213pOvGmTEYtsUNlerzupirDXZ3TDFdTwW9-Ybqdu2BjDhYUDGKAcId-745tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall Cruz, the district’s business/operations lead, told the Granite Falls School Board on June 25 that the district is on track to meet its 5% fund-balance goal and may finish the fiscal year with slightly higher reserves.

Cruz said the district was “conditionally awarded” a little over $2 million: he cited $1,610,000 for high-needs and $383,000 for community-impact funding and said the total may increase slightly when the district resubmits in August. “It will not go down. It should only go and incrementally up,” he said.

He told the board two payrolls remained in the fiscal year and that cash-flow timing affects June results; Cruz said the district lent the state “a couple $100,000” in June and expects repayment in July, which typically improves July and August apportionment months. Cruz said the district expects to end the year at or just above a 5% fund balance target and that this would mark the first time the district held a multi-million-dollar fund balance.

Cruz also described a change to special-education funding rules that allows the district to claim high-cost safety-net reimbursements quarterly rather than receiving a large payment once a year. He said that change will smooth revenue and ease cash-flow challenges in future fiscal years.

Board members had no substantive questions after Cruz’s report; the district plans a budget hearing at the July 23 meeting, and staff proposed a study session the week prior to review budget details.","Business manager Marshall Cruz told the board the district is on track for a 5% fund balance after being conditionally awarded roughly $2 million (noting $1.61 million for high-needs and $383,000 for community impact), and discussed special-education funding changes that should smooth revenue timing.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6185664,"Underground fire-hydrant pipe bursts at Mountain Way; district, city and insurer coordinate repairs",313,967000,1280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b&start=967&end=1280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b/thumbnail_967000.jpg","/articles/6185664/Washington/Underground-fire-hydrant-pipe-bursts-at-Mountain-Way-district-city-and-insurer-coordinate-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185664-2c5d7c473d4648e99711f70111c5fe9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946386&Signature=GoDpiT4wTQBB~IOilKrNh1v7km3FI2S8u-QOOmiba5Dgf7DHByVkbRuRsEH6Ihnxxc9V6UD0WpVrcUtfL7r5Qn-19vwJ-pgZiQmVUr8JDz-TcfBzCGqWaq02HcXlfd1C-N1cgq3KYHP7nY~fHVeq7fu1JVrFPvWAJPtGrUNQvao30oOxJqLGRgdQFHP0BRxKZv3OoNZxR~Y60NCVXrLdCvK9h5sEIikreWTjH1Vs7klipST9IoU3k73pf6srAcL88DKHrNkETUFXltqiVz6SwfeNmx829dybJsmSSXK-0QuWFMUGasyWo8ASKKBm7dHfmhrqFA0PbcPIRKxEDwwjLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marshall Cruz, the district’s business/operations lead, told the Granite Falls School Board on June 25 that an underground supply pipe feeding fire hydrants beneath Mountain Way ruptured and sent water through the surface, causing substantial settling of asphalt.

Cruz said the pipe is about 8 feet below ground and the break forced crews to excavate, clamp a replacement section into the existing pipe and test the seal. “It burst with a hole about this being in the pipe… it finally just gave way,” he said. City crews reduced system pressure while workers cut and clamped the pipe, then tested the repair by listening for vibration at the clamp.

Cruz estimated roughly 15,000 square feet of asphalt has settled because of the leak and will need replacement; he said the insurance company has agreed to cover damages “incurred from the broken pipe” and site access costs, but told the district it may not cover the actual cost of replacing the failed pipe. The district intends to purchase replacement pipe and complete the repair even if the insurer denies that line-item cost, Cruz said.

He told the board the district will keep the removed pipe section on-site until work is complete and the insurer has received requested documentation, including maintenance history, as insurers asked for records that explain cause and prior inspection practices. Cruz said playground and parking repairs are expected to be significant but that the district’s insurance will cover most of the repair cost.

The superintendent and business staff framed the episode as disruptive but manageable, noting crews were able to stop the leak and that insurance and levy funds will be used for capital repairs. Cruz said the district’s emergency response allowed field-day activities to proceed without health concerns and thanked city crews for help isolating pressure to enable repairs.","District maintenance reported an underground pipe feeding on-site fire hydrants ruptured, causing water to undermine about 15,000 square feet of asphalt at Mountain Way; the city helped shut down pressure and the insurer agreed to cover damage-related repairs but indicated it may not cover the cost of replacing the broken pipe itself.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6185669,"OSPI to review Granite Falls programs; district preparing documentation, Superintendent says",233,719000,952000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b&start=719&end=952","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5081385-20d70deff2cbbb0419c37279e119c75b/thumbnail_719000.jpg","/articles/6185669/Washington/OSPI-to-review-Granite-Falls-programs-district-preparing-documentation-Superintendent-says","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185669-4af73ce36a87beb95a6a21ffe41a4f9d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946386&Signature=XXaurSKThqShPrXlotrz6mfXqgcOst9gp0XYg548I7WoO99MLfQvN1LoWSgUz93dvbUfjdrm9yBQtJ7kykohh96BZEYB5PTQ-ZUkVhmZuQYS6LSK5cH5ozpJx0Z3bIVx8Gc4mbGbXNenWmeCBK9oCVgkhF1F~6TqthPNRS7h~1lh6OhbT6IJQ7ST3M7Xq6p-zuXou3ACKooT4guUP9ybZzXp5pz8ItFi6KpXGHE4IYejp5tNI3qa-CoanPPebqiGOVfZFtckR4ky7GbJIReLv4B~opsXwRdxbzAywckuXps2fKMza-v7XDvzW~8-v1tYqRfachEYvvMXC7PgFwhnbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dana Giesland told the Granite Falls School Board on June 25 that the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, or OSPI, has notified the district it will undergo a program review.

Giesland said the review — previously known as a consolidated program review — checks compliance with state and federal regulations and “that we’re using monies as they are intended,” and that the review will examine equity and civil-rights practices, academic supports for multilingual learners, Title I fiscal management and career and technical education (CTE) programs. “We actually got noticed from OSPI that we will be having a program review,” she said.

The superintendent described the process as partly a self-assessment and partly a documentation review. District staff will provide records showing, for example, that home-language surveys are completed at registration and that funding and services align with program requirements. Giesland said OSPI will provide technical assistance after reviewing the submitted documents. She told the board the district will attend a webinar in August to learn specific next steps and then submit the documents OSPI requests.

Giesland, who said she has led multiple program reviews in other districts, noted the reviews historically ran on a five-year cycle before COVID and that many districts have gone longer between reviews because of the pandemic. She told the board the timing “couldn’t be better,” because staff have recently cleaned up and documented special-education, multilingual-learner and CTE work that will be important for the review.

District leaders said they expect most interactions to be virtual: the district will gather requested documentation, meet with OSPI virtually and receive guidance or required corrective actions. Giesland asked board members to be aware the review is forthcoming and thanked staff for early work gathering records and evidence.

The review’s results could include findings that require corrective action or recommendations for program improvements; Giesland described the review as an accountability and technical-assistance process rather than a punitive audit. Next steps the district outlined include attending OSPI webinars this summer and responding to OSPI’s document requests once the agency identifies the specific program areas it will examine.","Superintendent Dana Giesland told the Granite Falls School Board that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has notified the district it will undergo a program review covering Title I, CTE, multilingual learners and other compliance areas; the district will submit documentation and attend webinars this summer.","actionData","errors"]

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Granite Falls athletics: multiple playoff runs, state qualifiers and new boys golf program funded by donations

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