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Battle Ground schools begin year amid data migration, HVAC issues and new construction‑trades planning
Summary
District staff told the board start‑of‑school operations face technical and facility hiccups after a Skyward data migration, reported increased enrollment at primary grades, and announced an engineering contract to launch a construction‑trades program phase 1.
School leaders told the Battle Ground School District Board on Aug. 25 that the district will open schools on schedule despite several operational challenges tied to a month‑end migration to the Skyward system and isolated building issues.
Superintendent Shelly and staff described the Skyward migration as a major background task that limited staff access during the final summer weeks and left several third‑party integrations (attendance reporting, payroll encumbrances and other modules) still under validation. "We had two weeks where we really didn't have access to our data… until we actually do it, we're the largest district in Southwest Washington that has rolled all components of Skyward into the new cumulative system," said Michelle Lee, staff member (finance). IS staff member Michael Clark was singled out for extra work to…
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