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The board voted to accept the Operational Expectation 14 monitoring report despite multiple Skyline teachers and parents warning that a recent district directive to add AP courses could undermine Skyline's IB program and strain the master schedule; student reps gave an advisory vote that was split.
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District staff described three 2026 renewal levies (operations, capital renewal and a one‑year transportation levy), emphasized the levies fill funding gaps (about 16.6% of the general fund), and said passage would enable expansion of a pilot electric bus program and charging infrastructure.
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A Maywood Middle parent told the Issaquah School District board that delayed communication after a safety incident left families fearful and prompted a petition (300+ signatures) requesting a third‑party review of safety practices and possible Title IX compliance issues involving school leadership.
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CTE director Lisa Neighbors described a new Aerospace Manufacturing Core Plus cohort and broader credential expansion; superintendent previewed that the next high school will open as a choice school with pathways such as entrepreneurship, health sciences, cybersecurity and robotics.
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The board approved each school's 2025–26 School Improvement Plan; public commenters urged moving away from letter‑grade targets toward mastery and growth measures, citing risks of grade inflation and inequity.
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At the Dec. 8 meeting the Issaquah School District board reorganized for the coming year and elected AJ Taylor as board president by majority vote; several liaison and representative positions were also filled.
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After extended discussion of grading recovery thresholds, homework purposes and equity concerns, the Issaquah board voted not to accept the monitoring report for Operational Expectation 12 (learning environment). Directors called for more frequent follow‑up and work‑study conversations.
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District leaders outlined three renewal levies—operations, capital (technology and critical repairs), and a one‑year transportation levy that includes a five‑year electric‑bus pilot—and described outreach and timeline ahead of the Feb. 10 ballot.
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The board named pro and con panels for three upcoming levy propositions and heard public comment urging clearer, earlier disclosure of levy breakdowns; boards named community members and students to pro panels and two adults to con panels for each measure.
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Finance staff reported a projected drawdown in reserves and the largest one‑year enrollment drop since the pandemic; staff proposed reducing a $20M facilities reservation to $10M, prompting several directors to urge keeping the full $20M given project uncertainties.