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Watertown board certifies May 19 election results; budget and energy-efficiency proposition pass
Summary
The Watertown City School District board canvassed and certified the May 19 election: the 2026–27 school budget passed (401–257) and an energy-efficiency project passed (465–192); the board declared three winners in the board election and administered an oath of office.
The Watertown City School District Board of Education formally canvassed results from the May 19 school election and certified both the 2026–27 budget and an energy-efficiency proposition.
According to the canvass presented to the board, the proposed 2026–27 school budget (proposition one) received 401 yes votes and 257 no votes. Voters also approved the district's energy-efficiency project (proposition two) by a 465-to-192 margin. The board resolved that the proposed budget and the energy-efficiency proposition were approved by the district's qualified voters.
The board also certified the results for its own election. Per the canvass, John E. Cain and Shawn E. Griffin were declared elected to three-year terms beginning July 1, 2026, and William F. Wright was declared elected to a one-year term beginning May 20, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. The board administered the oath of office to the newly elected member immediately after certification.
Separately, the board approved its consent agenda and a set of routine personnel and program items during the meeting. Those approvals—taken by voice vote with no recorded opposition at the meeting—included authorization related to Data Privacy Agreements through the Regional Information Center (ROC) for Ed Law 2-D compliance, multiple personnel appointments and confirmations, a memorandum of agreement to appoint an administrative intern, summer swim clinics, and a series of donations supporting the district's Food for Families program and staff appreciation.
Items approved on motion included the appointment of Dr. Amy Gerhart as special education coordinator assistant and ratification of a retroactive assignment for a teacher on special assignment. The board also approved a memorandum of agreement and related leave allowing teacher Kyle Malone to serve as an administrative intern.
The board scheduled a June 2 meeting to consider a proposed amendment to policy 5501 to add UPK four-year-old transportation eligibility. The meeting adjourned following routine board member reports and district announcements.
