District staff presented a summary of community and staff input gathered through listening sessions, PTA meetings and an online survey designed to inform budget priorities.

Dr. Maxwell and staff reported a high participation rate relative to past inputs and said respondents prioritized teacher quality and small class sizes. Other frequently cited priorities included student safety and well-being, support staff, and administrative efficiency. Enrichment programs and certain curriculum packages received lower priority rankings, according to the summary.

The packet included AI-assisted thematic grouping of comments; district leaders said AI was used to help cluster responses but not to replace human review. Superintendent Maxwell and staff recommended using the prioritized guiding principles to inform multi-year budget planning as the district faces continuing state and federal funding uncertainty.

Board members took the summary as information; staff said the document would guide strategic planning beginning in July.