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 …
Board Meetings
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 …
Summer 2025 Board Retreat Recap
On Saturday August 23, the Olympia School District board of directors held their summer retreat in district boundaries at the Friendly Meeting House. Public attendance …
August 14 Board Meeting Recap
At the August 14 Olympia School District board meeting, agenda items included an amendment to the superintendent’s contract and the Outcome 6 Monitoring report. Outcome …
Why Are We Really Talking About Closing Schools?
At the June 12 Olympia School District (OSD) board meeting, board directors and Superintendent Murphy identified several arguments for why school closure was the only …
Olympia School Board Considers School Closure in 2026/27 School Year
At the school board work session on June 5, the school board Vice President Tourtellotte-Palumbo requested a budget outlining school closures in the 2026/27 school …
Olympia School Board Leadership Table
We asked members of the community to question why the board skipped the regular rotation of leadership. It came to our attention that Board President …
New Board Leadership Installed
In the final board meeting of 2024, the board deviated from its usual practice of rotating Vice President appointments by district. Instead, District 2 representative …