The school board approved a bond measure for voters to decide in February 2027, funding accessibility improvements at Mercer Island High School and other district facilities.
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The board approved declaring the Parkway Campus surplus, clearing a first step toward a possible lease. The campus is empty after its programs moved to Central Campus, and the board said the action does not commit the district to a lease.
The September 17, 2026 Board agenda lists two proposed Consolidated Facilities Project change orders: $45,800 for Meng Analysis commissioning services and $89,826.95 for United Moving & Storage.
The board unanimously approved an intent to construct the Skyline Elementary replacement project. It also approved the project’s constructability report and implementation plan, moving the replacement toward construction.
Bridgeport School District No. 75
In August 2026 the superintendent reported that the new floor in the remodeled elementary gym has bubbles and uneven spots because it did not stick properly. The gym cannot be used during a 90-day restriction, and the district may hold contractor T.W. Clark responsible.
The Board approved the new high school’s educational specifications and racial-balance certification and authorized a $347,144.59 construction change order.
The Board approved a resolution redirecting excess state financing assistance from the 2017 bond projects to other district facility needs. The listed work includes building-system and energy upgrades, high- and middle-school restrooms, roofs, site and athletic improvements, and facilities supporting transition and alternative-education programs.
Grand Coulee Dam School District 301-J
The board voted 4-0 to move forward with selling the closed old middle school. It later hired a broker, declared the building surplus, and on August 11 approved an offer with conditions and a $1,170,000 counteroffer.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
The district presented plans for a new wing at Tehaleh Heights Elementary, adding four classrooms, restrooms, storage, and an internal staircase. The project is on track for a fall 2028 opening, with site changes planned to improve drop-off and parking access.
Mansfield School District No. 207
The district won a $300,000 safety grant to fence the school grounds, a $150,000 accessibility (ADA) grant for wider doors and automatic openers in the ag classroom and shop, and a $100,000 Douglas County PUD grant for windows and doors. The fencing contract ($121,166.81) was awarded in July 2026, with work starting in August.
The board approved Resolution 11-26 to ask voters on November 3, 2026, for up to $595.4 million in bonds to rebuild Sylvester, Cascade, and Chinook middle schools and address other capital needs.
A June board study presentation describes a planned 6th–8th-grade middle-school model, a new Salish Middle School, and attendance-boundary work for 2028-29.
Asotin-Anatone School District No. 420
The district received two state Small District Modernization grants of $5,245,000 and $5,994,803. In summer 2026 the money paid for new heating and cooling units, roof work, new windows and doors, a new chemistry lab and other repairs. Some work is still unfinished, and the heating and cooling upgrades are set to finish by December 2027.
On June 23, 2026, the board authorized a construction change order to consolidate soil affected by lead and arsenic on a district-owned parcel. The minutes do not say where the parcel is, how much soil, or what it cost.
On June 8, 2026 the board unanimously adopted Resolution 2026-02, placing a $125,000,000 bond on the November 3, 2026 ballot to rebuild and modernize three elementary schools and make districtwide improvements. The board chose this option over a smaller roughly $116 million version limited to the three schools.
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