10/27/2026 FGSD School Board Meeting

The Forest Grove School District Board held a work session and regular board meeting on October 27, 2026. The work session focused on the district’s dual-language program: staff outlined a shift from a 50/50 language model toward stronger Spanish-language foundations in early grades, reaching 50/50 by third grade, and discussed expanding two-way opportunities, staff training, curriculum development, and student outcome data. The board also received updates on enrollment (5,253 students, 33 below budget and 130 fewer than the same time last year), Division 22 compliance, and educator concerns about class sizes and student support. The board approved a request for high-dosage literacy tutoring for 2026–27, using the same organization as the prior year; no cost was stated.

Procurement and spending actions included approval, with one opposing vote, of a two-year extension of the Douglas Street lease through October 31, 2028. The stated annual rent for November 2026–October 2027 is $51,122.71, a 3% increase, with later increases tied to CPI and capped at 6%; the property is associated with Bristol Properties. The board also approved, with one opposing vote, declaring a 2019 Ford van used by the high school agriculture program surplus, and unanimously approved purchasing a replacement van using the trade-in value and Fund 550 plant-sale proceeds; the selected dealer and purchase price were not clear in the transcript. A $200,000 purchase of a lot for a future Douglas Street program facility built through the Viking House program was moved and seconded, with the stated aim of replacing lease costs and recouping the investment through savings over about 10 years; the transcript does not capture the final vote on that item.