10.5.26 Regular Board Meeting

Sequim School District’s regular board meeting was held October 6, 2026. The board received a briefing on the district’s voter-approved $145 million bond program and its planned second bond sale. The financial advisor described a strategy to split borrowing between a sale planned for November and a later sale about 18 months afterward, aiming to manage elevated interest rates and stabilize the projected tax rate. The briefing covered the district’s A2 credit rating, conservative growth assumptions, and proposed sale parameters. The board unanimously approved the 2026–2027 bond-sale delegation resolution, authorizing district officials to proceed if the resolution’s limits and conditions are met. No construction contract or vendor award was reported.

The superintendent also discussed school-construction planning, including executive review committee work on building quality and budget considerations and a visit to view a prefabricated steel building similar to the planned Ramponi Center; no purchasing decision was made. Other topics included enrollment, CTE programs and related grants, staff recognitions, student reports, and WASDA priorities. Board members discussed exploring potential legislative changes concerning burdensome public-records requests, including requests made to support commercial AI use, but no action was taken on that discussion.