Mansfield School District No. 207
Board considers a four-day school week
The October 27, 2026 agenda asks for community input on a four-day school week.
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Board approves $9 million student-transportation contract
The board unanimously approved a three-year, $9 million HopSkipDrive contract for transportation of students who qualify under the McKinney-Vento program, budgeted at $3 million per year through 2028-29.
Grand Coulee Dam School District 301-J
Football and volleyball combine with Nespelem
The board approved combining the football and volleyball programs with Nespelem School District for 2026-27.
Mansfield School District No. 207
School nurse time cut in half for 2026-27
On June 23, 2026, the board approved cutting the school nurse's contract from four days a week to two days a week for the 2026-27 school year. The nurse had asked to work fewer days.
![The former [Judge James T.] Ronald School (built 1912, addition 1926, closed 1971, re-opened as a community museum 1976), now Shoreline Historical Museum, Shoreline, Washington. The museum covers the area of the Shoreline School District at its largest historical extent: from Lake Washington to Puget Sound, and from 85th Street (now in Seattle) to 205th Street.](https://merlin-testing.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/images/9b/9b4aae588e90ee19a9ef5616c87a15a7670a2a6a152dc26d64be82b46a101b33.webp)
Shoreline adopts grade-banded Off and Away device rules
Policy 3290 makes personal devices off and stored all day in elementary and middle schools; high-school students may use devices at lunch but not during instructional time unless authorized or accommodated.
Secondary students' phones locked in Yondr pouches during the school day
On June 8, 2026 the board adopted Policy 3245 on student telecommunication devices and authorized a $65,000 purchase of Yondr pouches for secondary schools. Students can unlock a pouch at the school's main office when a family needs to reach them.
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