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Board approves Longview TSSA amendment and adopts 2025–26 school fees (to be amended after legislation); overnight travel and schedule approved
Summary
The board approved a TSSA reallocation for Longview Elementary, adopted school fees for 2025–26 with a note that some fees will be amended to comply with House Bill 344, approved overnight travel requests and set next year’s board meeting calendar.
The Murray School District Board of Education approved several routine but substantive items on the consent and action agendas, including a Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) amendment for Longview Elementary, adoption of the 2025–26 school fees (with amendments to follow state law), approval of overnight educational travel requests for the 2025–26 year, and adoption of the board meeting schedule for 2025–26.
Nut graf: The board approved budget reallocations at a school level, confirmed district fee schedules while reserving the right to amend fees to comply with newly enacted state law (House Bill 344, the school fees amendment), and approved overnight travel that includes events where students will miss more than two school days, noting national competitions as covered by a notation in the travel approval.
On the Longview Elementary TSSA amendment, district staff said new school leadership reviewed budgets and recommended reallocations totaling $71,730 to shift funds to playground supervision, additional in‑school supports and other immediate needs; the board approved the amendment by motion and voice vote.
For school fees, the board approved the published 2025–26 fee schedule and set a district maximum total fee cap of $7,500 per student for the year, while noting that some fees must be amended after the 2025 legislative session to comply with House Bill 344. The superintendent explained that HB 344 creates two buckets—"non‑fee courses" (courses that result in credit or a course grade under state standards) and fee courses—and the district will remove or reclassify fees that the law now prohibits.
The board also approved overnight educational travel requests for the 2025–26 school year, including a notation to accommodate a national competition that may extend students’ travel by an additional night. The board approved the 2025–26 meeting calendar with a customary meeting cadence (regular meetings on the second Thursday and study sessions on the fourth Thursday, with several calendar adjustments noted for breaks and conferences).
Votes at a glance: The motions to approve the TSSA amendment, to adopt the 2025–26 fee schedule (amended motion), to approve overnight travel requests and to adopt the 2025–26 meeting schedule were offered, seconded and carried by voice vote; no opposition was recorded on those items.
Ending: District staff said they will return with updated fee policy language to be compliant with the state board and will notify community councils and school leaders as the changes are implemented.
