Education Programs and Services Meeting 8/12/2026

The Stream Palisades Education Programs and Services Committee met on August 12, 2026, to review school-year priorities and program plans. The committee supported forwarding the sixth-grade digital literacy course plan to the board for approval next week. The course will use existing district resources and tools, including Typing Agent, Google Gemini and NotebookLM, with additional tools subject to the district’s established vetting process; no related purchase or contract award was presented. The committee also reviewed a memorandum of understanding with the IU to allow the district to receive additional support for its existing science program. The funding amount was uncertain in the discussion (possibly $90,000 or $900,000); officials said the funds would support program growth and would not create a new district financial obligation. The MOU is also expected to go to the board, with no formal vote recorded at this meeting.

Other spending- and procurement-related items included a $40-per-person IU structured-literacy training, which the presenter said was budgeted, and a coach arranged for the new middle-school literacy program. KCBA was identified as the company reviewing enrollment and related information to inform possible building consolidation; no contract amount or decision on consolidation was provided. The committee discussed digital literacy, professional learning, curriculum implementation, the middle-school schedule, and possible future consolidation. No other contract awards, bid approvals, or purchasing decisions were identified.