# 08/24/2026 Regular Monthly Board Meeting

The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education’s regular monthly meeting was held August 24, 2026. The Board passed Resolution 9537 approving school transportation contract terms, following a fiscal committee review of special-education busing arrangements with Rightway and DelHensey (vendor names as transcribed). The committee reported a 4% increase. The approved terms included a five-year contract period from August 1, 2026, through approximately July 31, 2031, with monetary reopenings; rates included $1.50 per mile for extracurricular trips, up to $57.26 per hour for the first hour of in-district field trips, and up to $25.13 per hour for driver time after the first hour. The resolution also addressed $2 million in umbrella liability coverage. The fiscal committee reported no purchases over $20,000. The Board also considered Resolution 9540 on the 2027 health insurance renewal recommended by the Human Resources Committee; the transcript captures an abstention and the beginning of the roll call, but not the complete result.

The Board approved the 2026–27 assessment calendar and updated special education policies and procedures, and introduced interim Superintendent Jim File. Members discussed whether to accept additional international student enrollments, with several expressing support for continuing to move away from new enrollments; no vote on that question is captured. The fiscal committee also identified deferred-maintenance concerns for further review, but no related spending decision was recorded.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Transportation
**Published:** August 24, 2026

### Sources
- [08/24/2026 Regular Monthly Board Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhfwUTR16Qs) - WUSD Board of Education