Board of Education Meeting - August 12, 2026

The Parkway School Board held its regular meeting on August 12, 2026, focusing primarily on the district's long-term financial outlook and a proposed operating levy increase. The board reviewed a comprehensive financial forecast showing a projected $75 million shortfall over ten years due to rising costs and funding restrictions. After extensive community engagement involving over 500 residents in conversations and nearly 2,400 survey responses, the board proposed a 46-cent increase per $100 of assessed valuation to the operating levy. This measure aims to sustain academic and extracurricular programs, retain staff, maintain safe schools, and ensure financial stability. The board unanimously approved placing the levy increase on the November ballot. Other meeting topics included updates on school construction projects, new staff introductions, and routine consent agenda approvals, with no additional policy reviews or work sessions.