# Kalispell Public Schools - Regular Board Meeting - October 27th 2026

Kalispell Public Schools regular board meeting, identified in the title as October 27, 2026 (meeting metadata is dated October 29, 2026). The board heard a report on the district’s health-insurance program: the district spends about $8 million annually, with roughly $2 million contributed by participants, and joined a statewide program beginning July 1. Trustees reported that USI consultants helped establish a tiered approach and negotiate provider arrangements that can reduce procedure costs by 25–30%; efforts to negotiate lower rates with Logan Health are continuing. No insurance contract award or related spending motion was presented. The board approved the meeting minutes and consent agendas, but the transcript does not specify purchasing items within those agendas.

Public comment urged the board to revisit its levy schedule and inform voters about the effects of a failed levy; no levy decision was made, and the chair said the issue is generally first discussed by the finance committee. Trustees also discussed legislative advocacy on school funding and the reported $80,000 cost of running a levy election, district enrollment and future budgeting, and preliminary employee-housing discussions. Facilities committee members described planning focused on addressing needs more systematically rather than relying on repeated repairs, but no project award or capital expenditure was brought forward. No procurement vote or contract approval was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Healthcare
**Published:** October 29, 2026

### Sources
- [Kalispell Public Schools - Regular Board Meeting - October 27th 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQG4iSf6Mo) - Kalispell Public Schools