Superintendent outlines levy-funded priorities, facilities survey and community water collaborations

Moses Lake — Moses Lake School District Superintendent Carol told the board Aug. 7 the district is preparing to use levy funds next school year for previously announced priorities, is publishing a quarterly newsletter to improve transparency, and is pursuing community partnerships to address water challenges affecting district and community operations. Carol said the district’s leadership team — administrators and department directors — met Aug. 5 under the theme “under construction” to emphasize foundation, truth, hard work and accountability. She said the district is producing a quarterly newsletter that summarizes work under the district’s strategic-plan pillars and that the first edition — distributed in English and Spanish — lists the promises the district made when seeking voter approval of the levy and shows what the district plans to do when levy dollars arrive in May. On facilities, Carol said the district continues work with the facility advisory committee and is collecting community responses to a survey on preferences related to building another elementary school. On water and resource issues, Carol said the district has spoken with multiple community partners and has connected with the Grant County Conservation District, which has offered to assist. "Finding solutions that involve more than just separate entities like the school district, but really collaborating together... is gonna be part of our solution," she said. Carol asked the public to register incoming kindergartners so the district can plan staffing and finances; she noted the class entering kindergarten this fall will graduate in 2038. She also reminded the public that labor negotiations are ongoing with the district’s principals association and teachers association and that proposals exchanged between the parties are posted online when feasible. Carol closed by wishing staff and the community a good week at the Grant County Fair and emphasizing collaboration across the community.