School Board Budget Values and Priorities
Each year, the school board establishes budget values and priorities to guide the administration’s proposed budget for the following school year. These budget values and priorities are informed by the school board’s engagement with their constituents and the feedback received from the community. The school board establishes budget values and priorities to guide the administration's proposed budget.
2026-27 Values and Priorities
- Increase student academic achievement, through a foundation of small class sizes, an articulated Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), and investments that accelerate learning in all core required subjects with a priority on literacy and math
- Ensure access to a range of opportunities for multilingual learning including dual language and heritage language programs and services for students learning English
- Provide access to a holistic educational experience by providing a range of programmatic and extracurricular offerings beyond required coursework
- Prioritize culturally responsive engagement and language access services and supports especially for Indigenous, Black, and Brown students
- Sustain recent gains and accelerate further student enrollment growth by continued enrollment management and marketing strategies
- Improve graduation rates, especially for students of color, students experiencing homelessness, and students receiving Special Education services, by the use of targeted and evidence-based strategies
- Partner with government and community entities to provide non-academic support services for students
- Maintain a viable unassigned fund balance level to ensure a sufficient cash flow contingency and to minimize impacts to property taxpayers
