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Nooksack Valley board approves Capital Projects extension, adopts superintendent evaluation policy and reviews budget
Summary
The board approved Resolution No. 10 to increase Capital Projects Fund expenditure capacity for a turf field timeline, waived first reading and approved Policy 1630/1630F on superintendent evaluation, approved personnel items and reviewed current budget projections showing a projected ending fund balance of about $3.23 million.
The Nooksack Valley School Board on Feb. 19 approved a suite of routine and project-related actions, including a budget extension for capital projects tied to the district’s turf field timeline and a district policy on superintendent evaluation. The board also approved a custodial hire, a temporary teacher leave and certified payroll and vouchers.
Superintendent Matt Galley asked the board to approve Resolution No. 10 to increase the Capital Projects Fund’s expenditure capacity because the turf field project timeline changed; the board approved the resolution on a motion by Director Tanya Silves, seconded by Halli Kimball (motion carried 5-0).
The board waived the first reading and approved new Policy 1630 and 1630F, Evaluation of the Superintendent, on Galley’s recommendation; the policy had been discussed at the January work session and passed on a 5-0 vote after a motion by Tanya Silves and second by Halli Kimball.
Personnel actions approved included the hire of Eva Molina as an evening custodian at Sumas Elementary (motion by Halli Kimball; second by Tanya Silves; carried 5-0) and a temporary leave for Cassandra Homer, third-grade teacher at Nooksack Elementary, effective April 13, 2026 through June 12, 2026 (motion carried 5-0).
Galley reviewed the district’s budget state: the adopted 2025-26 budget showed total budgeted revenue of $39.22 million and budgeted expenditures of $39.39 million (planned use of fund balance -$165,211; projected ending fund balance $3.18 million). Current projections presented at the meeting showed projected revenues of $38.59 million and projected expenditures of $38.85 million, producing a projected ending fund balance of $3.23 million (about 8.37%). He said projected actual expenditures are $38.85 million and that the district has approximately $539,000 in available budget capacity. The board plans an April work session to discuss early budget development and priorities.
The board also approved payroll and the vouchers presented, which included multiple General Fund check ranges, ASB checks and Capital Projects checks as listed in the meeting materials. No executive session was convened; the meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
