# Board of Education Meeting @ Ohio

The Watertown City School District Board of Education meeting on November 5, 2026, included review of the district’s June 30 audited financial statements and several spending-related actions. The board approved a $522,000 agreement with Construction Associates LLC for construction management services on the FEMA 406 grant repair and mitigation project. The work is separate from, but expected to be coordinated with, the voter-approved $110 million capital project. The superintendent said the district was assessing how new funding for building damage at North Case Middle School and Watertown High School could affect the capital project and planned to report back publicly. The audit presentation reported a clean opinion, a $339,861 positive change in general-fund balance, and approximately $12.6 million in outstanding short-term project debt. It also described about $3.5 million spent to date on the $110 million project and about $2.5 million on the flood emergency project; the transcript gives inconsistent figures for general-fund spending below budget, so that amount is not stated here.

The board also approved donations of $1,100 and $3,000, the latter from the Watertown Booster Club to cover motor-coach transportation for the boys’ varsity soccer team to a regional championship game. It approved a resolution urging Congress to increase federal IDEA funding toward the 40% benchmark by 2040; this was an advocacy action, not a district procurement or funding award. Other discussion covered school programs, staffing, and student and employee recognition. No additional contract awards or competitive solicitations were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 05, 2026

### Sources
- [Board of Education Meeting @ Ohio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfjjH-eN8E) - Watertown City School District