# School Board Meeting August 10, 2026

At the August 10, 2026, Silver Falls School District board meeting, members unanimously approved a bond resolution for an $87 million general-obligation bond, paired with a $10.2 million state matching grant, for a total of $97.2 million in proposed facility projects. The bond is slated for the November 3 ballot and is structured to maintain the current tax rate of $1.88 per $1,000 of assessed value. Proposed work includes replacing Silverton Middle School while retaining usable portions of the existing facility, building a rural K–8 school to consolidate Central Howell, Evergreen, and Pratum, and funding districtwide critical repairs and upgrades. The board also approved PMG as the contractor for the Butte Creek gymnasium floor bid; no contract amount was stated.

The board ratified the classified staff’s three-year successor agreement, including COLAs of 3%, 2.5%, and 2% with a state-school-fund trigger to reopen negotiations, and increased the monthly insurance contribution by about $150 to $1,875. Members also unanimously approved a utility easement for a neighboring property owner’s underground power connection, with no financial responsibility for the district. Administrators discussed a possible AI-platform pilot, but no vendor or purchase was approved. The district reported an estimated $3.3 million increase in fund balance at the fiscal-year close, while noting that upcoming expenses may reduce it.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** August 10, 2026

### Sources
- [School Board Meeting August 10, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETzFRCPHlPc) - SFSDOfficial