Lewis-Palmer School District No. 38
Board will consider updated rules for restraining students
Lewis-Palmer’s board is scheduled to consider revised rules governing when staff may physically restrain or seclude students.
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Lakota Voters Approve Facilities Levy; District Begins Bond Planning
Lakota leaders confirmed that voters passed the November 3 levy, and the district has begun arranging bond sales for its master facilities plan. Bond certification is targeted for board approval in December, while leaders say buildings are being planned for occupancy in 2029–30 and attendance-zone, staffing and transportation work remains ahead.
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
Board studies combining buildings and sharing services
Since December 2025 the board has studied right-sizing that could combine three buildings into two or one, and in January it began a sustainability study that includes facility consolidation and talks with neighboring districts. The Nov. 10, 2026 agenda lists 'possible solutions due to forecasted budget: consolidation and shared services.'
Whitewater Unified School District
Board approves a $4 million short-term note as the district projects a cash shortfall
On November 4 the board voted 7-0 to authorize a note of up to $4,000,000 for cash flow. The district's cash flow projection shows a working capital deficit of about $2.46 million by early January 2027.
Whitewater Unified School District
Voters reject $5.5 million-a-year operating referendum
On November 3 Whitewater voters turned down a $5,500,000-a-year, four-year operating referendum (2027-28 to 2030-31): 3,398 yes, 3,763 no. A timeline for a possible new referendum on April 6, 2027 is on the November 10 committee agenda.
Voters approve DeWitt’s roughly $157 million school bond
Voters approved DeWitt Public Schools’ roughly $157 million bond on Nov. 3, clearing the way for a multiyear capital program across the district. The plan funds major additions and renovations at schools while keeping the existing 10-mill debt tax rate, rather than increasing it.
Lake County School District R-1
Superintendent Kate Bartlett's resignation is on the Nov. 9 agenda
The posted agenda for the November 9 board meeting lists an action item, 'Superintendent Bartlett resignation,' and a discussion of next steps for a superintendent search. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Middle school students and seniors could have a remote-learning day for ACT testing
The district is proposing a remote-learning day for middle school students and high school seniors on March 25, 2027. The change would accommodate ACT/PreACT testing for high school students.
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
Board may start review of a merger with Mukwonago
The board is scheduled to consider starting a statutory process to evaluate merging Palmyra-Eagle with Mukwonago Area School District; the draft resolution says this would not order a merger. Under the proposed timeline, any merger would require later board action and approval by voters in both districts, with a possible July 1, 2028 start.
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Bruce board to consider long-term facilities plan with new bus garage
The board is scheduled to consider a 2027–2040 facilities plan that identifies replacing the district’s bus garage and installing an ADA-accessible play system. The plan is a list of long-term priorities, not a funded project schedule; it gives no project costs or firm timing.
Rice Lake Area School District
Board plans to review district administrator applicants and may choose interviewees
At a special session scheduled for Nov. 17, the board is set to review applications for district administrator and may select candidates to interview. The agenda says the review will be in closed session and does not identify applicants or any decisions.
Sheriff says LCPS has no spare SROs to reinforce a school during a threat
The sheriff told a School Board committee that SRO staffing is generally one officer per school, leaving no spare officer to add coverage at a campus facing a threat without pulling one from another building. The committee did not adopt a new agreement or staffing plan; additional positions would require county funding authority.
Hardin County adopts daily writing across school subjects
The board approved a districtwide writing program calling for daily writing instruction across subjects, including science, social studies, math and career studies. Elementary students will build foundational paragraph and essay skills, while middle and high school students will focus more on argumentative and informational writing, research and citing sources.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jeffco Public Schools)
Jeffco proposes a two-year Collegiate Academy renewal with financial and governance conditions
The superintendent recommended a conditional two-year renewal for Collegiate Academy of Colorado, with a proposed term from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2029. Conditions include a debt-mitigation plan by July 1, 2027, and appointing and training a board treasurer.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jeffco Public Schools)
Jeffco proposes a five-year charter renewal for Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
The superintendent recommended renewing Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen for five years, and the draft contract would run from July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2032. The board was scheduled to vote on the renewal at its November 12 meeting; no approval is established in these records.
LRSD will consider replacing its city SRO setup with a district-run police model
LRSD is weighing a district-operated police department or a more district-directed school resource officer program, rather than relying on its current arrangement. The Nov. 12 agenda labels this a report-only item and recommends that the Board consider selecting a structure at a later meeting; no change has been adopted.
LRSD plans $1 million grant request for locker-room safety sensors at secondary schools
LRSD is asking the Board to approve an application for $1 million in federal grant funds to install 200 safety sensors in secondary-school locker rooms. The agenda says the sensors can detect vaping, fighting, vandalism, and calls for help; signs would notify occupants that audio-recording devices are in use under state law.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Board to consider asking Borough to pass through $2.25 million in state school aid
A proposed motion would direct district leaders to ask the Borough Assembly to appropriate $2,253,818 in one-time state aid to the district when the state sends the money. The payments are scheduled for December 2026 and March 2027, and the district says the appropriation would reduce its projected FY27 deficit.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
District proposes formal tribal consultation on decisions affecting Alaska Native students
The Board will consider a new Tribal Consultation policy in a first reading on November 12; it is a proposal, not an adopted policy. It would require a formal process when consultation is required and encourage consultation on major policies, programs, or initiatives affecting American Indian and Alaska Native students even when enrollment or funding thresholds do not require it.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
District proposes moving Revilla’s grades 6–7 program to Schoenbar in January
District leaders are asking the Board to consider moving the Revilla Middle School program for grades 6 and 7 to Schoenbar Middle School, effective January 2027. The proposal would keep the program’s teacher, alternative-learning format and identity; eighth graders would remain at Revilla.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
State requires corrective action for district school meal programs
A state review found deficiencies in Ketchikan’s school lunch and breakfast programs and requires corrective action by December 3, 2026. The state says potential fiscal action may apply to meal-counting, reimbursement-claiming or meal-pattern findings, but the amount has not been finalized.
Superintendent contract is on the Nov. 11 committee agenda
The finance, personnel and negotiations committee agenda for November 11, 2026 lists a closed session on the superintendent contract. The board held a closed-session superintendent evaluation on November 12, 2025 and a district administrator evaluation on June 24, 2026.
Board agenda lists new AI policy and phone rules for approval
The November 11 agenda puts 44 policy updates on the consent list, including Personal Communication Devices (5136), Other Personal Electronic Devices (5136.01) and a new Artificial Intelligence policy (7540.08).
Proposed Emery County framework would direct half of some elementary schools’ funds to literacy
Emery County is proposing a 2027–28 framework requiring each elementary school below the state third-grade reading benchmark to spend at least 50% of its TSSA funding on evidence-based literacy strategies. The board is scheduled to consider the framework Nov. 11, and it would allow 2025–26 reading data to determine which schools fall below the benchmark for that year.
Eagle County School District No. Re-50J
Enrollment is 3.6% below last year and under budget
The November 11, 2026 agenda reports K-12 enrollment of 5,593 students as of November 2, which is 82 (1.4%) below budget and 206 (3.6%) below October 2025. The funded pupil count is 27 below budget, cutting expected state Total Program funding by about $255,000. Figures are preliminary until the state's October count.
Boulder Valley School District Re-2
Nederland Middle/Senior High names an interim principal
Gordon Goodrich was appointed interim principal at Nederland Middle/Senior High, effective October 23, 2026. The district’s November 10 personnel report lists the position as “Principal-Interim.”
Metropolitan School District of Boone Township (Hebron Schools)
Board approves 2026–27 teacher contract with raises and $1,500 stipends
The board ratified the 2026–27 teachers’ contract, making the previously tentative deal official. Eligible teachers can receive up to $500 in base-pay increases, and all teachers in certified positions receive a $1,500 stipend.
Carmel Central School District
Carmel superintendent warns next budget may require millions in cuts
Superintendent warned that a budget with no tax increase and no reserve use could require about $4 million in cuts; even a 2% tax increase would still leave roughly $2 million in cuts. He said continued reliance on reserves without other changes could leave the district out of money in four to five years.
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
Board sets a timeline for hiring a permanent superintendent
The board has outlined a search for a permanent superintendent while Mary Rubidou serves as interim superintendent. Applications close Dec. 22, candidate interviews are scheduled for Jan. 29, and the board hopes to approve a contract by Feb. 23.
San Francisco Unified School District
SFUSD says elementary special-day classes are nearly full, forcing many students to travel
SFUSD staff reported that elementary special-day classes are nearly full and that many students with disabilities must attend outside their neighborhoods. Staff said 96% of 942 seats were occupied, while 72% of TK and kindergarten students in these classes traveled outside their neighborhood, compared with 41% of students without IEPs.
Enrollment could cut next year’s state funding by up to $290,000
Twiggs County is planning for a projected $250,000–$290,000 drop in state funding next year after October enrollment fell by 33 FTE, and the superintendent said staff reductions are being considered if other revenue does not arrive. No layoffs were approved; a possible $1.3 million in additional revenue has not yet materialized.
LCPS proposes speeding up restroom privacy work at all secondary schools
LCPS plans to ask the county for $14.6 million to accelerate its secondary-school restroom privacy project. The funding would move the project up by two years, bringing the planned timeline for all middle and high schools to five years.
Lakota Outlines Secondary Math Changes and UC Business-Credit Pathway
Officials presented planned 2027–28 course changes that would add eighth-grade Honors Algebra I, revise high-school math offerings and introduce a University of Cincinnati business pathway at Lakota East and Lakota West. The pathway would include 10 courses and 32 credit hours applicable toward UC’s business degree while students remain at Lakota.
Board to start borrowing for the referendum with a $15 million short-term note in December
Administrators propose a $15 million bond anticipation note in December 2026, then long-term general obligation notes in spring 2027. The board is also asked to let Bray Architects start construction drawings, bidding and construction management for the work.
Jefferson County Public Schools
JCPS racial-equity update calls for goals in every school’s improvement plan
A Nov. 10 board presentation outlines a districtwide racial-equity approach requiring each school to set Opportunity and Access goals in its improvement plan. It also calls for a systemwide plan with measurable targets, Board review, and twice-yearly reporting on progress.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Board to discuss a charter school land request that went to the county
The Nov. 10, 2026 agenda lists a discussion of a request by Renaissance Secondary Charter School to the county commissioners for a dedicated school site in Macanta.
Esmeralda County School District
Esmeralda board to consider letting families apply to other district schools
The board is scheduled to consider a second-reading policy allowing families to apply for a place at a district school outside their attendance zone. The draft uses grade-level capacity limits and gives families 10 business days to appeal a denial; the abbreviated 2026–27 application cycle cannot open until the state approves the district’s system or the superintendent documents a need to avoid disadvantaging families.
Jefferson County Public Schools
JCPS proposes restoring Sanders Elementary’s school-based council authority
JCPS is asking the board to return school-based decision-making authority to Sanders Elementary’s council, which had been transferred to the superintendent after the school was identified for comprehensive support and improvement. The proposal is on the November 10, 2026, agenda; Sanders became eligible for restoration after exiting that status on October 3, 2024.
Mount Vernon Independent School District
Updated enrollment estimates cut MVISD’s projected deficit to about $513,000
MVISD’s preliminary projection for this school year now shows a deficit of about $513,000, down from the roughly $963,000 previously projected. The district attributed the improvement to higher-than-budgeted attendance and estimated about $450,000 in additional revenue, while cautioning that the figures are preliminary.
Kansas State Board of Education
Kansas board approves search for grade 11 career-readiness test
The State Board approved starting a search for a nationally recognized career-readiness exam or series of assessments for 11th graders. The vote starts the selection process; it does not select a test or require schools to use a new one.
Board puts Lebo daycare remodel decision on hold
The board tabled its decision on whether to proceed with the Lebo Learn and Play Daycare remodel, leaving the project’s future unsettled despite the previously accepted construction bid. The board cited new district expenses and uncertainty about future funding, and asked the superintendent to find out how long it has to decide.
Sun Prairie Area School District
Student committee recommends weighted GPAs for incoming high-school freshmen
A student committee recommended replacing the high schools’ 4.0 GPA scale with a weighted 5.0 scale, giving added GPA weight to courses that meet proposed rigor criteria. The change would begin with the incoming ninth-grade class (Class of 2031), but the board did not approve it at this meeting; the committee said it would return with a final recommendation after further review.
School District of Menomonee Falls
4K students are planned to attend school all day on Oct. 20, 2027, with evening conferences
The district plans to change the 2027-28 calendar so 4K students attend school on Oct. 20, 2027, with evening conferences. The update says 4K teachers and elementary principals no longer need morning conferences that day.
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