# Park Hill School District Board Meeting 09/24/2026


**Body:** Park Hill School District
**Date:** September 23, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Physical Infrastructure


The Park Hill School District Board of Education met on September 24, 2026. The district highlighted a facilities construction package valued at more than $60 million, funded by voter-approved bonds from spring 2025, as a significant investment in aging facilities; a Park Hill High School groundbreaking had recently taken place. The board approved the consent agenda, items 7.2–7.14, by a 7–0 vote. The transcript does not identify specific contractors or individual award amounts. Staff also presented the new English language arts curriculum and resources, noting these were a significant budgeted investment approved previously; no new curriculum purchase vote was taken at this meeting.

As an information item, staff discussed 2027 employee benefit renewals. Blue Cross Blue Shield’s proposed medical rate increase was negotiated from 20% to about 12%, with plan-design changes including higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums; dental rates had increased 15%. The district also plans to change its voluntary pet-insurance carrier because of service issues and rebid that coverage, along with other coverage lines, next year. One employee benefit line was described as having a three-year contract approaching its final year. A patron asked the board to consider an exception to the August 1 non-resident enrollment deadline; no board action on that request is recorded.

**Source:** Park Hill School District