School Board Meeting Meeting September 14, 2026

The Silver Falls School District board meeting on September 14, 2026, included several spending and contracting actions. The board unanimously approved a $635,426 transfer from the General Fund contingency to operating appropriations, primarily to cover costs associated with employee contracts; the collective bargaining agreements were estimated to cost about $570,000. It unanimously ratified the 2026–2028 licensed employee contract and adopted a 2026–2028 school resource officer contract with the City of Silverton. The district reported employee compensation and benefit increases under the agreement, including 3% cost-of-living adjustments, higher insurance contributions, and increased professional development and tuition reimbursement funding. No dollar amount was stated for the SRO contract.

Facilities staff reported completed and ongoing work, including ADA access improvements, playground access mats, court repairs, ceiling tile replacement, and hazardous flooring removal and treatment. The court project and ceiling tile work finished under budget; the ceiling project cost $2,500, while the court project was reported as under $3,000 below budget. A replacement chiller was expected to arrive September 28, and quotes were finalized for a high-school pottery-room ventilation project, with the selected contractor unnamed. Security fencing, door, lighting, bathroom, and other facility projects were also in progress. The board adopted required immigration-enforcement policies, and the district discussed its school bond outreach, but no bond-related procurement award was made.