Board tables ESD plan, approves property purchase and committee appointments; strategic‑plan update presented
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Summary
The North Bend School District board tabled the South Coast ESD Local Service Plan to allow further review, approved a property purchase adjacent to Clyde Allen Baseball Field for safety, and appointed two budget‑committee members. The board also heard a strategic‑plan update and superintendent reports including transportation RFP and a $2.5 million seismic grant for North Bay.
The North Bend School District board at its Feb. 5 meeting moved several administrative items: it tabled the South Coast ESD Local Service Plan (LSP) to allow for a deeper review before the ESD’s March 1 deadline; it appointed two members to the district budget committee; and it authorized the superintendent, with the chair’s concurrence, to execute purchase of property at 2232 Broadway Street adjacent to Clyde Allen Baseball Field to improve student safety and parking.
Paul Peterson, superintendent of South Coast ESD, presented the LSP and explained the tiered service structure: tier 1 (about 5% of ESD resolution dollars) funds services all districts agree to, while tier 2 (about 95%) funds district‑chosen services allocated on an ADMW (average daily membership weighted) basis. Board members asked for more clarity on the formula, carryover/agency funds and pricing; the board voted to table the LSP so the ESD can return with more detailed fund-flow and agency-accounting information.
On appointments, the board approved a motion appointing Bob Dillard and Deidra Traylor to two three‑year budget‑committee seats (terms ending 06/30/2028). The motion was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board also authorized negotiating and executing purchase of a property next to Clyde Allen Baseball Field discussed earlier in an executive session. The superintendent described the property as an opportunity to remove a long‑standing community eyesore and to increase safety and parking; the motion passed 7–0.
District leadership reported operational items: the transportation RFP is published to address long ride times and route flexibility, and the district announced a $2,500,000 state seismic rehabilitation grant to fund a North Bay seismic upgrade with planning through 2026 and construction in 2027. The superintendent also shared a redacted commendation excerpt praising the district’s preschool ‘Biddy Bulldogs’ program.
The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote earlier in the meeting and set a financial workshop on Feb. 19 to review Quarter 2 finances and highlight CTE programming.