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Board elects officers, approves multiple agreements and votes to move budget reports to new business
Summary
The board elected Jeff Wolf president, approved a series of contracts and agreements (summer discovery planning subaward, WSAC data-sharing, FRC contract, surplus-bus disposition and replacement, appointment of levy committee members) and voted to move budget status reporting to new business for fuller review.
At its regular meeting the Franklin Pierce School District board elected Director Jeff Wolf as board president, filled additional officer roles and approved multiple motions including grant and contract agreements and routine operational items.
Elections and appointments: Directors conducted individual roll-call votes to elect a one‑year president (Jeff Wolf) and a one‑year vice president (Pickup Call was nominated) and a two‑year legislative representative (Director Baumgartner was nominated). The board also appointed members to the required "for" committee for levy filings and left some "against" spots blank where no filers had come forward.
Contracts and agreements: The board approved a 2025–26 summer discovery subaward agreement (No. 0102600066) with Puget Sound ESD to secure planning reimbursements for a Ballmer Group‑funded summer program; staff noted the agreement allows reimbursement for planning and does not commit the district to run the summer program unless staffing is sufficient. The board also approved a data‑sharing agreement with the Washington Student Achievement Council to allow FAFSA and College Bound Scholarship eligibility data to be paired and reviewed by counselors. An annual contract with the Tacoma‑Pierce County Health Department to fund the Family Resource Center was approved; staff said the health‑department contribution dropped from $60,000 to $49,000 but county council funds were secured to cover the difference.
Operations and assets: The board approved disposition of four surplus buses — transportation staff said the vehicles are past useful life and the plan is to replace them by February with four diesel buses. Directors asked questions about mileage differences and vehicle types before approving the surplus list. The board also approved consent‑agenda items (with the budget status reports removed for separate discussion) and later approved the budget status reports after discussion about a reporting error (a figure displayed as "500" where "1.5" was expected) and possible interfund transfers or OSBI advances if shortfalls continue.
Votes: Most items passed unanimously by voice or roll‑call as recorded in the meeting; the transcript records "aye" votes and no opposition on the motions summarized above.
Next steps: Staff will incorporate the agreed data‑security language into the summer subaward agreement (concerning return of data and subcontractor data‑sharing agreements), pursue training and staffing options for summer programs, and continue work on budget reporting and county treasurer reconciliation to present further analysis at a work session.
