Prosser board approves FCCLA national trip, prom plans and four new high-school courses

The Prosser School District board approved a slate of routine action items including student travel, event logistics, curriculum additions and personnel certifications.

FCCLA adviser Hannah Perkins told the board three students qualified for the FCCLA National Star Event and that fundraising is underway. "It would not be asking any money from the board," she said, requesting approval for out-of-state travel to Washington, D.C., July 5–10. The motion to approve the trip carried by voice vote.

The board also approved the Prosser High School Prom 2026 at Country Gardens (Byron) and accepted vendor arrangements including a DJ, photographer and a returning photo booth. Prom co-advisers said the venue has hosted previous years’ events.

On curriculum, the instructional materials committee recommended four new or reinstated courses: a CTE floral-design course, Physics of Musical Sound (CWU college/high-school), History of Rock and Roll (CWU college/high-school) and a mariachi class to meet student interest. Committee members noted instrument costs and said instruments on hand would allow the course to start with eventual plans to purchase additional equipment.

The board approved out-of-endorsement staff hires and emergency-certification approvals for long-term substitutes (state rules require approvals after 20 consecutive days). The board also completed the second and final reading of policy 3115 (students experiencing homelessness enrollment rights and services), approved vouchers, and passed consent items including classified personnel.

Why it matters: these actions clear students and programs to proceed — enabling national competition attendance, securing a prom venue, expanding elective and CWU-linked course options for high-school students, and completing required personnel certifications.

All motions were approved by voice vote during the meeting; no district funding was requested for the FCCLA trip.