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Franklin Pierce board adopts 2025–26 budget as enrollment projections fall; several routine agreements approved
Summary
The board adopted the 2025–26 budget and four-year enrollment projection, approved routine interagency agreements for Native American education and college-in-high-school courses, ratified the superintendent’s 2025–28 contract, and approved IT surplus disposal; all motions passed unanimously.
The Franklin Pierce School Board unanimously adopted Resolution 25-R-08 approving the 2025–26 budget and four-year enrollment projection after a public hearing with no public commenters.
Budget director Tammy presented the proposed budget, telling the board that federal ESSER funds are fully expended and that the proposed spending plan is based on a lower enrollment projection (Tammy reported a projected enrollment of about 6,039 students). Tammy said budgeted revenues increased from 144.8 (the prior year) to 151.9 for 2025–26, and that budgeted expenses for the coming year were about 151.7; she described capital projects, technology levy expenditures (including staff to be charged to the levy), and four-year projections used for state reporting.
Board members asked for additional detail about the tech levy staffing, employee counts by category and unfilled positions; Tammy agreed to provide the requested employee-number reports to the board.
After the budget vote, the board approved several routine items by unanimous voice vote: interagency agreements with the Puget Sound Educational Service District to continue Native American education services; authorization for the superintendent to enter interagency agreements with Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University and the University of Washington to support college-in-high-school offerings for 2025–26; the superintendent’s 2025–28 contract (which includes IPD adjustments to annuity language discussed in executive session); and the surplus of listed information-technology items with disposal or fair-market sale options.
Public comment: none were present during the budget hearing.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 25-R-08 (2025–26 budget and four-year enrollment projection): passed, unanimous. - Interagency agreements with Puget Sound ESD (Native American education services): passed, unanimous. - Authorization to enter agreements with Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington (college-in-high-school): passed, unanimous. - Superintendent contract (2025–2028): passed, unanimous. - IT surplus approval: passed, unanimous.
What’s next: Tammy will provide additional staffing and employee-count details requested by board members; the superintendent evaluation proceeded to an executive session following the meeting.
