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Prosser School District board approves 2026–27 school improvement plans, LinkIt contract and Sunnyside interlocal
Summary
The Prosser School District Board, chaired temporarily by Alyssa Riley, approved five school improvement plans for 2026–27, a contract to adopt the LinkIt assessment platform in place of i‑Ready, and two interlocal agreements with Sunnyside School District to provide deaf education services for two students.
The Prosser School District Board of Directors, with Alyssa Riley serving as temporary chair, voted to approve five 2026–27 school improvement plans, an interlocal agreement with Sunnyside School District for deaf education services, and a district contract to adopt LinkIt as the primary assessment tool.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the SIPs for Prosser High School, Haupt (Hazel) Middle School, Prosser Heights Elementary School, Riverview Elementary School and Whitstran Elementary School as a single action. The board recorded the school names for the public record when it took the collective vote.
The interlocal agreements authorize placement of two students in Sunnyside’s deaf-education programs — one preschool student and one kindergarten student — because the district lacks a teacher-of-the-deaf onsite. “We’re required to provide those services,” Dr. Allen said when presenting the agreements, explaining Sunnyside can meet the students’ specialized needs. The board approved the agreements by motion.
Separately, district staff recommended replacing the current i‑Ready tool with LinkIt, citing more actionable, real‑time assessment data for teachers and a lower price. District staff said LinkIt will allow teachers to build assessments from item banks and better align interim assessments to PLC work; staff reported the move would save roughly $70,000 compared with i‑Ready. “Although it’s $70,000 roughly cheaper than i‑Ready, we feel like this is the right place at this point,” Mr. Johnson said in his presentation. The board approved the LinkIt contract.
The board also approved vouchers and consent items during the meeting. No roll-call tallies with individual member names were published in the meeting transcript; votes were recorded by verbal assent in favor when asked.
What happens next: the LinkIt implementation and the Sunnyside placement will proceed under district staff direction. The approved SIPs will guide each school’s 2026–27 improvement work, including targets and intervention strategies presented by principals earlier in the meeting.
