Board discusses centennial plans and community engagement while facilities, budget and wellness work continue
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Summary
Trustees reviewed progress on four board goals — facilities, community engagement (including centennial events May 30), budget preparation and student wellness — and asked for clearer public reporting and more accessible online summaries of committee work and capital-project updates.
Board members spent a substantial portion of the Jan. 7 meeting reviewing the board’s four goals for 2025–26: facilities, community engagement (the district’s centennial), budget and student achievement/wellness.
On facilities, trustees said a 10‑year facilities improvement plan and related capital-project presentations (with partners such as KSQ and construction manager Triton) will be posted online and discussed further at a facilities meeting scheduled the next day. A board member asked for clearer, timely links and visual updates for the public to see what was done during the summer capital work.
Community engagement discussion centered on centennial planning for May 30. Board members urged wider promotion and more frequent public-facing updates; staff said a centennial graphic, a save‑the‑date and a dedicated webpage are in place and subcommittees are collecting artifacts and digitizing community materials for events. Trustees suggested adding a standing agenda item or committee update for centennial planning so that the board and public get regular status reports.
On budgeting, administrators reminded the board that the program budget presentations will begin Jan. 20 (transportation, facilities, operations, maintenance and athletics), with public explanation of legal parameters for the budget vote and registration procedures. Trustees also discussed monitoring participation data for the district’s free-lunch program and asked that participation numbers be presented during budget season for tracking and aid maximization.
Trustees additionally discussed wellness work and a forthcoming wellness-policy revision; athletic director Bill Morkey will convene the wellness committee and staff will review a proposed wellness-policy update from NISBA.
Board members asked staff to explore simpler visual summaries and social-media posts to help residents follow goals and committee results between meetings.