10/21/2026 Fiscal Committee Meeting

The WUSD Board of Education Fiscal Committee met on October 21, 2026. It reviewed the final cost of the high school construction project, which was reported complete on time and about $40,000 under its approved $953,000 budget. JP Cullen has one retainage payment outstanding until a few remaining doors are installed; the committee expressed satisfaction with the work. The committee also reviewed the district’s deferred-maintenance plan, including estimated needs of about $28 million for level-one projects and roughly $100 million across the next 20 years. Members discussed the need for future funding decisions but made no allocation or project-approval decision during this item.

For the proposed disposition of the LEAP and Lincoln facilities, members agreed that administration should pursue appraisals, with an initial estimate of $7,000 for both buildings; administration was asked to negotiate the cost. Demolition estimates discussed were $950,000 for Lincoln and $325,000 for LEAP, but neither demolition nor a sale was approved. The committee also reviewed an RFP for a maintenance box truck, for which four proposals were received. The purchase was budgeted for the fiscal year, and the committee voted to advance it to the full board; the transcript does not provide a reliable vendor name or purchase amount. Members agreed that deferred-maintenance funding and a possible public survey should be discussed by the full board.