Four legal settlements approved in the year, none with an amount disclosed in the public record

What happened

The board approved a special-education settlement after closed session on September 29, 2025, another on November 17, 2025, two more on April 27, 2026, and a settlement with the state child-welfare agency on June 29, 2026. In each case the minutes name the motion and record that it passed, but state no dollar figure, no terms, and no source of funds. Three union agreements ratified in the same year, with the administrators' association, the teachers' association and the business and technical association, are likewise recorded without terms.

Why it matters to families

Settlements and contracts are paid from the same budget that pays for teachers, and the public record here shows only that they happened. A resident cannot tell from these minutes what any of them cost.

The evidence

The April minutes record motions to 'Approve Settlement – In the Matter of E.K.' and 'Approve Settlement – In the Matter of L.C.' with no amount stated; the same pattern appears in the September and November 2025 minutes and in the June 2026 settlement with the state child-welfare agency.

The source