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Board weighs keeping Camp Osprey grade‑camp experience; district proposes 1‑day option and creative funding
Summary
After student and parent testimony and staff presentation, the district included a one‑day extended outdoor education line in the proposed 2025‑26 budget and outlined funding options—transportation grant, vendor credit‑card rebates, foundation and community partnerships—to preserve at least one day if longer overnight trips are not funded.
Kent School District officials and student speakers pressed the Board on preserving outdoor education trips (Camp Osprey) after the state reduced outdoor education funding. Staff told the Board the proposed 2025‑26 budget includes at least a one‑day extended outdoor education plan for all graders, but noted the full overnight model cost more and would require additional funds.
The nut graf: Students, mentors and parents described strong educational and social benefits from the multi‑day Camp Osprey program; finance staff said the district can fund a one‑day program in the proposed budget but restoring the full overnight program would add roughly $500,000 district‑wide over the one‑day plan and would require new or redirected…
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