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Sumner School District board adopts paraeducator pact, new Tehaleh middle school specs and instructional materials; language-access policy approved
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting, the Sumner School District Board of Directors approved a paraeducator bargaining agreement for 2025–26, adopted educational specifications for the new Tehaleh middle school, approved two high-school science instructional materials adoptions and adopted a district language-access policy.
The Sumner School District Board of Directors on Sept. 16 approved a series of administrative and policy actions, including a bargaining agreement for paraeducators, adoption of educational specifications for a new Tehaleh middle school and two instructional-material adoptions for high-school science courses.
The board, meeting in the district’s Central Boardroom, voted to adopt the Sumner Paraeducator Association bargaining agreement and salary schedule for 2025–26; to adopt Resolution No. 01/25-26 approving the educational specifications for the new Tehaleh Middle School; to adopt instructional materials for high-school environmental science and for high-school earth and space science; and to adopt Policy 4218 (Language Access). Each motion passed by voice vote after the administration recommended approval and no extended discussion.
Why it matters: the agreements and adoptions move classroom resources, construction planning and day-to-day operations forward. The paraeducator agreement sets pay and work terms for educational support staff for the coming school year. Adopting the Tehaleh Middle School educational…
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