Kent School District Packet Summary — 2026-08-26
Meeting: Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
Kent School District’s August 26 packet centers on a consent agenda with financial write-offs, asset reconciliation and surplus, facilities repairs, technology work, personnel actions, vouchers, and approval of minutes from August 12 special meetings. The agenda also includes a superintendent report, legislative update, student and general public comment opportunities, recognition of maintenance, facilities and custodial staff, and an informational report on gifts and donations.
Key Items on the Agenda
Uncollectible Nontax Revenue
The board is scheduled to consider approval of uncollectible nontax revenue. Packet records identify $115,732.24 in the current request-to-waive total, covering student fines and fees and facility-use accounts.
The listed categories include:
- $73,620.93 for technology, including unreturned or damaged laptops, tablets and accessories.
- $10,987.09 for athletic uniforms and equipment.
- $10,723.50 in facility-use accounts that had been sent to collections.
- $7,784.79 for unreturned or damaged library books.
- $6,440.34 for instructional materials.
- Additional amounts for class fees, CTE class fees, ASB-related charges, parking, testing fees and district/student property damage.
The packet notes that some listed fees are categories the district no longer charges beginning with the 2021-22 school year, while others are provided at reduced or no cost to eligible low-income students.
Annual Asset Reconciliation and Surplus Declaration
The consent agenda includes the district’s annual theft-sensitive and capital asset reconciliation and a surplus declaration. Supporting materials contain extensive inventories of missing, retired and surplus equipment and a framework assigning expected replacement cycles to district assets.
The framework ranges from 5-year cycles for items such as computing devices and some technology infrastructure to 39-year cycles for plumbing, electrical and sprinkler systems and certain real property. The packet says the schedule is intended to guide capital planning, annual inventory reviews and regulatory asset management, while actual replacement and surplus decisions depend on an asset’s condition, safety and operational usefulness.
HVAC Scheduling Automation
The board is scheduled to consider an ATS Automation proposal for the district’s Roby HVAC scheduling integration. The software would connect room calendars with zone controllers so occupied and unoccupied HVAC modes can be adjusted in real time based on the district’s scheduling system.
The initial deployment covers up to 232 rooms across district schools and facilities. The proposal lists a Year 1 price of $34,352 plus W.S.S.T. and a Year 2 price of $22,752 plus W.S.S.T. Included services cover installation, testing, configuration, software maintenance and updates, technical support and adjustments based on user feedback.
Facilities and Capital Projects
Lake Youngs Elementary Heating Loop Repair
The board is scheduled to consider a heating-loop repair at Lake Youngs Elementary School. The proposal from DuoTec totals $37,920, excluding Washington state sales tax.
The proposed work includes isolating and pressure-testing supply and return heating lines, locating the leak, excavating to reach underground copper piping, repairing the lines, retesting them, backfilling the excavation and patching approximately 25 square feet of asphalt.
Kent-Meridian Asphalt Repair
The consent agenda includes additional funding for the Kent-Meridian High School Asphalt Root Repair project. Packet financial records show a $15,612.20 payment associated with Kent-Meridian asphalt root repair among recent Capital Projects Fund expenditures.
Because the agenda specifically characterizes the August 26 item as a request for additional funding, the board is being asked to consider further project funding rather than an already-completed approval.
The board is also scheduled to consider additional funding for the Scenic Hill Elementary School Library Media Center. Recent capital-project records in the packet include $34,776 for Scenic Hill library flooring.
The August 26 agenda identifies the matter as an additional-funding request, so the pending board action concerns further authorization rather than a completed decision.
Network Cabling Capacity Improvement — Phase 5
A separate consent item concerns Change Order No. 01 for the Network Cabling Capacity Improvement Phase 5 project. Supporting change-order materials identify $1,382.68 in added work for a wall-mounted cabinet, fire-rated plywood backing and related technician labor associated with a custodial-closet network location.
The change-order paperwork indicates no change to contract time.
Library and Student Accounts
Library Systems Pandemic Losses
The consent agenda includes a separate item titled Library Systems Pandemic Losses. Supporting materials provide a detailed inventory of library items recorded as lost during the COVID-19 period, with individual replacement-value fines attached to the records.
The board is being asked to consider the item as part of the consent agenda; the packet does not establish an August 26 outcome in advance.
Financial Administration
Vouchers
The board is scheduled to consider vouchers covering district expenditures across multiple funds. A board-meeting warrant summary lists a grand total of $58,591,202.61, including:
- $49,891,928.10 from the General Fund.
- $8,655,691.63 from the Capital Projects Fund.
- $26,402.88 from the ASB Fund.
- $7,000 from the Fiduciary Fund.
- $10,180 from the Custodial Fund.
The General Fund total includes both accounts-payable and payroll-related transactions.
Personnel Report
The consent agenda also includes the August 26 personnel report. It contains recommended actions involving certificated and classified employees, including retirements, resignations, non-renewals, new hires, rehires, changes in employment status, leaves and coaching personnel.
The packet presents these personnel changes as recommendations for board approval rather than completed August 26 actions.
Community and Board Communication
The agenda provides multiple opportunities for community input. Student public comment appears under the Student Voice portion of the meeting, followed by a 30-minute preliminary Communication from the Audience period and a final Communication from the Audience later in the agenda.
The board is also scheduled to receive a superintendent report and legislative update before considering the consent agenda. Board reports and discussion are scheduled near the end of the meeting.
Gifts and Donations
An informational item reports $2,104.06 in cash donations dated August 20, 2026. The listed donations are:
- $1,000 from Thunderbird Community Sports Foundation for Kentridge tennis programming and activities.
- $540.66 from Washington DECA for DECA Club programming and activities.
- $563.40 from PlayOn Sports for athletics programming and activities.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Most of the board’s scheduled action is grouped into the consent agenda. Items with notable financial or operational implications include the $115,732.24 uncollectible-revenue request, the districtwide asset reconciliation and surplus process, HVAC scheduling automation covering up to 232 rooms, the $37,920 Lake Youngs heating-loop repair, additional facilities funding at Kent-Meridian and Scenic Hill, and the Phase 5 network-cabling change order.
The agenda also leaves space outside the consent calendar for student and community comments, the superintendent and legislative reports, and board reports and discussion. Those portions may provide context beyond what is contained in the written packet.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official Kent School District meeting packet.
