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Board approves staffing resolution, policy revision, contracts and lease redirection
Summary
The Edmonds School District board approved Resolution 2603 on reduced educational program (possible partial FTE reductions), revised policy 2108, multiple facilities contracts and a resolution to redirect selected lease and rental earnings to the general fund.
At the Edmonds School District regular meeting, the board approved a set of motions and resolutions in a single session, including personnel, policy and facilities items.
Key outcomes (votes and motions at a glance):
- Resolution 2603 (2026–27 reduced educational program): Approved after a second reading. The resolution authorizes limited, partial FTE reductions if necessary; directors discussed the small scale of planned reductions and noted the district has generally limited layoffs in recent years. The board approved the resolution by roll call.
- Revised Board Policy 2108 (Learning Assistance Plan): The board approved removal of COVID-era language from the learning assistance policy by voice vote.
- Bid award — single-occupancy restrooms at Alderwood Middle and Mountlake Terrace High: The board approved a single-reading bid award to Peak Drywall Solutions Inc. as the lowest responsible bidder.
- Contract award — Meadowdale Middle School secondary LED lighting: The board approved a contract award to North Coast Electric, funded by the district’s 2024 bond program.
- Resolution 2604 — acceptance of public work for Mountlake Terrace High School HVAC upgrades (GMP 2): Approved.
- Resolution 2606 — redirection of selected lease and rental earnings to the general fund: Approved. Executive Director Lydia Seli explained the district’s cell-tower lease handling (three existing leases, expected to drop to two) and how selected long-term lease revenue can be transferred to the general fund to support maintenance and curriculum uses.
Most motions were approved by voice vote or roll call; where only voice results were recorded in the meeting transcript, a formal roll-call tally of individual board-member votes was not included for each item in the public record provided.
The board did not take additional formal action on public safety comments during the meeting; those items may be followed up by staff or the superintendent after the meeting.
