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Northshore board approves staffing authority, project acceptances and curricular materials
Summary
The board passed a resolution authorizing limited staffing reductions tied to declining enrollment, accepted multiple capital projects (including six projects over $1 million) and approved recommended curricular materials and a monitoring report finding the superintendent in compliance on asset protection.
The Northshore School District board approved several administrative actions during the working session, including a resolution authorizing reductions if enrollment declines, acceptance of completed capital projects and adoption of curricular materials.
Superintendent Dr. Irish presented Resolution 916 to authorize a reduced educational program for the 2026-27 year to align expenditures with declining enrollment. The board approved the resolution, which authorizes elimination of one central-office administrator FTE and conditional authority to eliminate up to 0.5 FTE elementary support or up to 0.8 secondary CTE/STEM teacher positions if needed. Dr. Irish said no specific positions or people have been identified; the action grants authority to right-size staffing as enrollment requires.
The board accepted six completed projects with individual values above $1,000,000, including playground improvements at Hollywood Hill Elementary, districtwide classroom audio upgrades, North Shore Middle track and field improvements, modular building work at North Creek and Bothell High School, and related site work. The board also accepted five smaller projects completed during the reporting period (security fencing, kitchen modernizations and portable moves) and reviewed signed construction agreements and easement documents for Leota Middle School phase 1.
On curricular matters, the board approved recommended materials from the curriculum adoption committee: K-5 intervention math materials (Delta Math noted as a free, downloadable intervention placement tool), 6th-grade social studies core, alternate Spanish materials for grades 9-12 and alternate 11th-grade HLIB history materials. Board members questioned why one supplemental resource carried no cost; administrators explained Delta Math is a free online resource used for student placement.
The board also received and voted to find the superintendent in compliance on monitoring parameter 13 (asset protection), with Dr. Irish certifying the monitoring report as of 05/11/2026.
These approvals were recorded in the meeting transcript without detailed dollar amounts in every case; where project totals were discussed they were summarized by administration as completed and recommended for acceptance.
