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Board approves Head Start grant, interlocals and two budget extensions; several routine items pass by voice vote
Summary
The Tacoma School District board approved the Head Start continuation grant, ASB constitution for Wainwright Intermediate, interlocal agreements with the Washington State Department of Licensing and Parks Tacoma, adopted budget guiding principles, and passed two fund budget-extension resolutions for transportation vehicles and debt service.
The Tacoma School District board on Thursday approved several consent and business items with little debate, including a $7,391,072 Head Start continuation grant, student government bylaws, two interlocal agreements and two fund budget extensions for transportation vehicles and debt service.
Votes and key details
- Head Start continuation grant (Agenda item 13.1): The board approved the continuation grant application in the amount of $7,391,072 (funding source: Head Start). Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded by voice as "Aye." (See separate coverage for policy council remarks.)
- Associated Student Body constitution and bylaws, Wainwright Intermediate (Agenda item 13.2): The board approved the proposed ASB constitution and bylaws. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Interlocal agreement TSD-25-024 with Washington State Department of Licensing (Agenda item 14.1): The board approved an interlocal to reduce Department of Licensing fees and to provide DOL services at high schools for McKinney-Vento students who need identification. Deputy Superintendent introduced the item; Director of Student Programs Taj Jensen arranged the outreach. The motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Interlocal agreement TSD-25-021 with Parks Tacoma (Agenda item 14.2): The board approved a 10-year interlocal agreement (03/01/2025–02/28/2035) for joint use and maintenance of the multipurpose field at Peck Community Sports Park. Motion moved and seconded; vote by voice.
- Budget development guiding principles (Second reading, Agenda item 15.1): The board adopted the budget development guiding principles for the 2025–27 biennial process by voice vote after a second reading.
- Transportation vehicle fund budget extension, Resolution 2155 (Agenda item 15.2): Board adopted a resolution to extend the 2024–25 transportation vehicle fund budget to accommodate a grant enabling purchase of two electric buses (approximately $1 million). The motion passed on a roll-call vote. President Strozier voted aye; Director Keating aye; Director Leon aye; Director Baumer aye. The chair recorded the resolution as passing 4–0.
- Debt service fund budget extension, Resolution 2156 (Agenda item 15.3): The board adopted a debt service fund budget extension to account for unanticipated bond-sale expenses covered by existing resources. The motion passed on roll call; recorded vote 4–0.
Other routine business
- The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: These approvals keep routine district operations, interagency partnerships and grant-funded programs moving into the 2025–26 year. The transportation and debt-service extensions were described by staff as using resources already in the respective fund balances.
Records: Where the transcript recorded roll-call votes, the board clerk announced the individual ayes and recorded tallies; otherwise items passed by unanimous voice vote and were recorded as such in the meeting minutes.
