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Director Peloquin summarized the University Place School Districts legislative priorities to submit to the Washington State School Directors Association, highlighting safety, staffing, special education, MSOC and budget stabilization.
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The University Place School District Board of Directors voted unanimously to place two replacement levies and a bond measure on a Feb. 10, 2026, special election ballot.
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The board voted to find the district in compliance with Executive Limitations policy EL‑5 (budget planning) with comments A, C and E after a friendly amendment. The motion passed by voice vote; the board noted comment D would be reviewed later with budget execution.
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Superintendent Tom Adams reported enrollment at 5,362 students (21 more than at the start of the year, including 333 kindergarteners), announced a leadership tabletop earthquake drill with public safety partners, and highlighted the districts cybersecurity staffing and upcoming concert week.
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Superintendent reported September enrollment above the district budget projection and outlined a replacement Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy process that begins with a required pre‑ballot review by OSPI and would ask voters to renew the existing rate in February 2026.
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University Place's WASDA (Washington State School Directors Association) delegate gave the board a condensed overview of proposed bylaw and legislative positions to be considered at the WASDA general assembly, highlighted several 'do not pass' recommendations, and sought a substitute voter because the delegate has a speaking role and cannot vote.
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Superintendent told the board that University Place has implemented nearly all components required by the state 'Alyssa's Law' school safety statute and will submit a compliance report to OSPI on Oct. 1. The district funds much of its safety infrastructure with local levies, not state dollars.
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The school board voted to adopt Resolution 856081325, approving the district's final budget for the 2025'6 school year after a public hearing at which no members of the public spoke.
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Board members discussed whether policy EL4 should avoid prescriptive language that tells the superintendent what to do. The discussion referenced Carver policy-governance principles and the item will be returned to a future agenda; no formal policy change was adopted at the meeting.
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Superintendent reported a tour of a recently built Highline School District high school and said the district contracted RC Financial Group to analyze costs for a major renovation of Curtis High School; staff will combine that report with construction-team input for a September study session on a potential bond.