April 28, 2026 | Study Session

The Pasco School District held a study session on April 28, 2026, focusing primarily on student progress monitoring and school boundary policies. The district presented data on 9th grade on-track rates for graduation, showing significant improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic impact, with the class of 2028 achieving the highest on-track rate recorded. The discussion also covered the influence of preschool attendance on student proficiency and credit accumulation. Additionally, the board reviewed current policies on attendance zones (school boundaries), exploring whether to adopt more proactive and regular reviews of boundaries beyond the current practice of only adjusting them when new schools open. The board requested staff to provide periodic updates on school capacity and enrollment pressures, including operational inefficiencies such as busing students to distant schools. No immediate policy changes were made, but the board expressed interest in developing measurable thresholds for boundary adjustments and maintaining transparency to minimize disruption to families. The district is also leveraging new data tools to better project student populations from housing developments to inform future boundary decisions.