District overview
Westminster Public Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Westminster Public Schools and how is it funded?
Westminster Public Schools is governed by a five-member Board of Education elected at large to four-year terms. State per-student funding and local property taxes pay for most operations. Enrollment is falling, which the district names as its main financial challenge, and the board has approved merging and closing schools over several years.
Governance
Mary Beth Murphy is president and Aaron Martin is vice president. Three seats (Murphy, Martinez, Yanos) have terms ending in 2027; Martin and Orecchio were re-elected unopposed in Nov. 2025.
Budget
The 2026-27 budget appropriates $228.9 million across all funds, including $54.2 million from reserves, with the General Fund at $136.0 million.
Bond
Voters approved a 2024 bond (Issue 4C); the Building Fund holds about $42.9 million of reserves to spend in 2026-27, including the Uplands Discovery Campus.
Mill levy
A Nov. 3, 2026 question to collect the full previously approved mill levy (about $2 million a year, no new tax) was reported by news as passing; results were unofficial.
Minutes show what was reported and approved at meetings. Detailed enrollment counts and pay schedules were not in the collected documents.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Future Together Forward school consolidation plan
adopted; first phase begins 2026-27Schools merge, change grade levels or close in stages through 2029-30 because of falling enrollment.
- Board adopts plan 4-0
- Board names the International School at Harris Park and FM Day Center for Integrated Learning
- Fairview and Tennyson Knolls become PK-6 (2027-28 school year)
Funding
Not stated
Uplands Discovery Campus
temporary campus open; new building to open fall 2028Flynn and Shaw Heights merge into a PK-8 campus. Students use the refurbished Shaw Heights building for about two years while the new campus is built.
- Board adopts the name Uplands Discovery Campus
- Superintendent says groundbreaking this year, opening fall 2028
Funding
Voter-approved 2024 bond (Issue 4C)
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