What is a Student Growth Percentile?
The December 4 Olympia School District Board work session included a presentation by Billy Harris, Director of Assessment & Accountability on the Washington School Improvement …
What is Personal, Systemic, and Societal Bias?
At a 3-hour board meeting on November 13, the Olympia School District (OSD) Board of Directors led with the first board presentation by the Olympia …
What is an Equitable Allocation?
At the November 6 work session, the Olympia School District board of directors were shown a Budget Update & Equity Allocation presentation. While the district …
What is the future of the Olympia School District?
Tech, Safety, and Facility Improvement Levy Report Adopted The Olympia School District October 23 Board Meeting began with the second reading of the $72.9m Tech, …
October 9 Board Meeting Recap
On October 9, the Olympia School Board had the first reading of the 2026 Technology, Safety, and Facility Improvement Levy. This levy will go before …
October 2 Board Work Session Recap
The October 2nd OSD Board Work Session was short & sweet. In one hour and 20 minutes, the student representatives, along with Vice President Tourtellotte-Palumbo …
Students Rallied for the Freedom Farm
The September 25th Board Meeting began with a public hearing on the Freedom Farm upgrades requiring the Budget Extension for Capital Projects & Interfund Transfer …
2025-2026 OSD Budget Extension
NOTE: Resolution No. 676: Request for 2025-2026 Budget Extension for Capital Projects Fund HAS BEEN UPDATED to reflect the entire balance of the Capital Projects Fund as …
From famine to feast… OSD is now in development phase
At the top of the school board meeting held on September 11, 2025, Superintendent Murphy shared remarks about the first days of school and how …
Enrollment Is Up… Good News, Right?
The start of a new school year is just as full of potential as a brand new pencil. In the school board meeting on August …