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Key actions (motions approved unanimously unless noted):

- Adopted the 2025\t6026 budget (Resolution 2501).
- Approved the 2025\t6028 collective bargaining agreement with the Camas Education Association (one board member, Corey, recused).
- Adopted policies 4220, 4311, 5161, 5254, 5310, 6220, 6702 and 6801 on second reading and adoption.
- Approved a meal-price change (Board Resolution 2502), increasing meal prices by 10 cents effective at the start of the school year.
- Approved an appraisal contract with Appraisal and Consulting Group LLC for updated appraisal of the Karcher property (approx. $2,800 plus sales tax) to be paid from capital funds.
- Approved a ProCare Therapy contract not to exceed $95,000 (special services budget) to provide American Sign Language interpretation to meet an individual student\t\tIEP need.
- Approved an agreement with ESD 112 for the QA Center (not to exceed $565,500) to provide specialized services and placements.
- Approved a student placement at Florence Academy for up to $300,000 (placement services budget).
- Approved a student placement agreement with Vancouver Public Schools (Jim Tangman Center) not to exceed $200,000.
- Approved a student placement at the Spiro/Sparrow Center for up to $350,000.

Board members moved and seconded the motions as recorded in the public meeting; most votes were recorded as unanimous in the transcript with the single recusal noted above. Several of these items were routine contract and placement approvals required for special education, transportation, capital planning and student services. The transcript shows staff emphasized contract limits and funding sources (special services, capital, or general fund) when presenting each item.

Documents for each contract and the signed CEA agreement will be maintained in district records and business services.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Camas School District - School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the Camas School District board approved the 2025\t6026 budget, adopted multiple policy updates, approved a teacher contract, increased meal prices by 10 cents, and authorized several contracts and student placements including appraisal work and therapeutic/placement contracts.","taxTitle","Camas School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",38233,"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},6504423,"Camas board adopts 2025—6026 budget after public hearing; finance director presents four-year forecast",1695,2539000,4234000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5671841-bd52c7374c0f8e4a8c5bd74b23188e4c&start=2539&end=4234","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5671841-bd52c7374c0f8e4a8c5bd74b23188e4c/thumbnail_2539000.jpg","/articles/6504423/Washington/Camas-board-adopts-20256026-budget-after-public-hearing-finance-director-presents-four-year-forecast","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504423-46532e2cce9936b66e009c375bd744f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770380499&Signature=o~7LjKLWJh2LzvzEgvMO~ORO0HJV~bUGaUpe4jCUGpXJWAPmCcFTx-19yBRKQ16ErNoBrnaUR1ik7bPfcQDQ04jD~A-b9PCn2nezr-CMzmHNR2m-H9irI02kVyWYoKt9XO1YbpC4wbrxPobGW3wF0q-z3x8C1RUyj3Bfc8OlDva-eJFMMiJ06yLJwOJB-jxmBSvk-rMs95VzvP1lx2njgQgSQfDGBaw9w8Ur7JhOhw7obN~6sB8VQfoc32kCqHI8YnptWr6XKTsqFRUaI4ixzrUAITMqnqJaASJrawCNDYePZcZB~EFdtvpCt5ZhcPADhBPhBRtue49mAkqqW~ydCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Camas School District board of directors unanimously adopted the district\t\t2025\t6026 budget following a public hearing and a detailed presentation from Kim, the district\t\tdirector of business services. The resolution to adopt the budget (Resolution 2501) passed during the meeting.

Kim told the board the district expects an ending general fund balance of approximately $5.9 million for the current fiscal year and a projected $6.0 million for 2025\t6026, but noted the fund balance remains below the board\t\tpolicy target of 8 percent. Kim and the superintendent warned that without additional state funding or continued cost containment, the fund balance is projected to decline over the four-year forecast.

Key budget points the director highlighted included a projected 1.8 percent increase in overall revenue driven by additional state tax and apportionment revenue, a decline in federal funds that had previously supplemented programs, and a $3.9 million reduction in projected expenditures compared with the prior projection. Kim emphasized 85 percent of the district\t\tbudget is payroll and benefits, limiting where further reductions can be made.

The superintendent and board discussed enrollment trends: the district continues to project an overall enrollment decline but reported localized \"hot spots\" where new housing activity is increasing student numbers. The superintendent said the district intends to keep staffing add-backs strictly enrollment-driven and to manage boundary exceptions collaboratively with families.

Kim presented a conservative four-year forecast that assumed continued enrollment decline, existing collective bargaining commitments, and no additional state funding beyond maintenance-of-effort levels. Under those assumptions the district\t\tprojected fund-balance percentages fall near or below board policy targets in later years; one scenario improves only if levy collections rise in the years shown in the forecast.

After questions from board members about cash-flow timing and reserve policy, the board moved and unanimously approved Resolution 2501 to adopt the 2025\t6026 budget as presented.","The Camas School District board adopted the 2025\t6026 general fund budget after a public hearing and a presentation from the district\t\tdirector of business services. The district projects a modest surplus for 2025\t6026 but a multi-year decline in reserves without additional state funding or continued cost containment.",{"_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},6504428,"Camas board adopts 2025–28 contract with teachers' union; member recuses",104,233000,337000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5671841-bd52c7374c0f8e4a8c5bd74b23188e4c&start=233&end=337","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5671841-bd52c7374c0f8e4a8c5bd74b23188e4c/thumbnail_233000.jpg","/articles/6504428/Washington/Camas-board-adopts-202528-contract-with-teachers-union-member-recuses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6504428-498de9a1e660fa5b91bd5b43d9581a6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770380499&Signature=m2-h3fjZirOIq1onJYP2EZA7IqSvmdiMgk3oOUdhdlHL2dFY91moO3P0qiYp8HLA9-HtFI7rYDGtnBzb7Pm5RnpWea~yPyuRCafBO8VIqhx3ELVAh3MM0crCeuMZmYvzrB06KJ24Qf6edQG1Yeq-yEA8KsC4dAWgxXhhsVAEzYwSW87765JaJhRLQzuy-EMQvYb5GB-~eOob7bYZ9Bxb9~vaebhAdW2VkeMBuugQ~uczG8ntaLQRJv70ha4OZT~KHR-IXb1~xpl-KvwZCboxuyaZgZI~Xa~XJm6Jm7m6hSW-Yyg~U1aBZ~1T1aaEj02XoTs~pwIo4cY980lFUxKBeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Camas School district board of directors approved the district\t\t2025\t6028 collective bargaining agreement with the Camas Education Association on the first day of school meeting, moving immediately afterward to a signing ceremony.

Board President Connie made the motion to adopt the contract and Matthew seconded, and the board voted to approve the agreement. Board member Corey announced a conflict of interest and recused himself from the vote because his wife is a CEA member. After the vote the board invited union and district representatives forward to sign the agreement.

The superintendent thanked bargaining teams from multiple district employee groups for reaching tentative agreements this summer and singled out the CEA leadership and the district\t\tadministration for quickly completing negotiations so the contract could take effect as the school year began. The motion and vote were presented as routine business during the meeting; the board did not debate the contract terms at length during the public meeting.

The approval triggered an immediate signing at the dais. No formal vote tally by individual named board members was recorded in the public transcript beyond the recusal; the board chair called for the vote, members answered \"aye,\" and the motion passed.

The district said the contract ratification was meant to provide certainty for staff and families as the school year started; the superintendent noted other bargaining groups have contracts pending ratification and that PSE negotiations remain scheduled for next year.

The board\t\taction is now part of the district\t\tadministrative record and the signed agreement will be filed with district business services.","The Camas School District board voted to adopt the district\t\t2025\t6028 collective bargaining agreement with the Camas Education Association (CEA). One board member recused, and the district held a brief signing ceremony after the vote.","actionData","errors"]

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