Board ratifies teachers' contract, adopts budget, approves curriculum and bond appropriations
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Summary
At its June meeting the Redmond School District board unanimously ratified a two-year teachers’ contract, adopted the 2025–26 budget and tax rate, approved a middle-school science curriculum, and authorized bond appropriations and related procedural items.
The Redmond School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a package of formal actions at its June meeting, including ratification of a collective-bargaining agreement with the teachers’ union, adoption of the 2025–26 budget and tax rate, approval of a new middle-school science curriculum adoption, and appropriation of 2025 general-obligation bond proceeds.
Why it matters: the actions set staffing compensation for the next two years, finalize next fiscal year’s spending plan and tax levy, place a science curriculum into classrooms for grades 6–8, and create an accounting fund for bond proceeds that will finance school construction and site work funded by the community-approved 2025 bond measure.
Key votes (summary) - Ratify collective bargaining agreement with REA (term 07/01/2025–06/30/2027): motion to ratify was made and seconded; vote: unanimous “aye.” The district staff described agreed language on salary schedule advancement, a $55 increase in the district insurance contribution cap, and formation of bargaining/implementation committees. - Adopt 2025–26 budget: motion to adopt the budget as presented; vote: unanimous. The board adopted the fiscal-year budget (presented as approximately $275,000,586.50) and noted anticipated budget adjustments to reflect recent collective-bargaining outcomes and changes in PERS rates. - Impose tax rate for 2025–26: motion to impose taxes at the adopted rates (operations and bond levies) and categorize them for the tax year; vote: unanimous. The board read the tax rate and levy totals on the record. - Appropriate 2025 bond proceeds: motion to appropriate bond proceeds from the district’s 2025 general obligation bond issue (total proceeds appropriated presented as $105,600,000, including par and premium) and to create a bond fund; vote: unanimous. The board appropriated a portion (about $4.5 million) to cover costs incurred in the current fiscal year and established a dedicated fund to track future spending. - Approve adoption of middle-school science curriculum (grades 6–8): motion to adopt the recommended science program (vendor: Style, referred to in the meeting as the selected product) for sixth through eighth grade; vote: unanimous. The district described a roll-out plan including August professional development and October classroom team teaching. - Adopt annual procedural business (appointments, depositories, insurance agent) and meeting calendar: motions passed unanimously. - EL-3 monitoring and edits: the board found the superintendent in compliance with Executive Limitation 3 and approved requested edits; vote: unanimous.
What the board said: finance staff told the board the district’s fiscal picture is solid despite higher-than-budgeted teacher compensation and a state PERS rate change; staff pointed to about $600,000 in additional carryforward from 2024–25 and a revised State School Fund estimate that added roughly $550,000 to the 2025–26 outlook. The board and staff indicated they would return with budget amendments to reflect bargaining outcomes once all contracts are settled.
Next steps: staff will implement the ratified contract provisions, begin curriculum training for middle-school teachers in August and team-teaching in October, continue bond project design and early construction work under the new bond fund, and bring any necessary budget amendments to the board in coming meetings.