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Staff presented Hobbs High sophomore powerlifter Jesus Ortiz and his coach D. Lloyd Lambert to recognize Ortiz's NMAA 5A state records: a 565-pound squat, 375-pound bench and a 545-pound deadlift for a 1,485-pound total, described in the meeting as class 5A and overall state records for the weight class. The board then honored the Hobbs High NMAA 5A coed cheer team and coaches, including head coach Cassie Sudwick Weeks and assistant coaches Bea Boyle, Bridal Bej Valdez and Brittany Grights, noting multiple recent state titles and that several team members are enrolled in AP/honors classes and some will graduate with associate degrees from junior college.

Later in announcements Superintendent Strickland and staff recounted a community partnership in which CTE students and staff partnered with Make-A-Wish to construct a decorated playhouse (referred to in the meeting as a \"she shed\") for a 4-year-old community child recovering from brain tumors. Strickland described the event as \"one of my most memorable days\" and said the child returned home to find the playhouse next to the parents' home.

These presentations were ceremonial recognitions; the board did not take action beyond public acknowledgment and applause. Several board members and staff praised students, coaches and community volunteers for their accomplishments and service.

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Mr. Modest, speaking for the SkillsUSA delegation, said Hobbs produced 42 qualifying students at state competition, including 17 golds and multiple medalists. He asked the board to approve the students' travel; Superintendent Strickland said the district historically funds travel for national competitions while encouraging groups to fundraise where possible.

The board moved, seconded and approved the request by voice vote. There were no recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript. The superintendent and staff noted the trip is a significant opportunity for students who have already won at the state level.

Direct quotation from the presentation: \"We had 17 gold ... for a total of 42 medalists, who qualify for nationals.\" The packet notes the national conference will be held in Atlanta and the district expects to support student travel logistics through Student Activities and the Business Office.

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Facilities director Mr. Young (presenting) said College Lane is 100% complete and final invoice paid. The district has quotes to replace intercom and cabling at Sanger and Jefferson this summer, and is gathering quotes for classroom door replacements, roofing repairs at multiple campuses, two practice fields (football and soccer) and HVAC/electrical upgrades at Taylor and Mills elementary schools planned for next fiscal year. The district will use mill levy capital funds for certain projects and is collecting quotes for furniture, blinds and corridor flooring replacements.

Mr. Young said he and Superintendent Strickland met with PSFA in Santa Fe and that the district expects a special PSCOC meeting may be scheduled to act on the most time-sensitive projects. He described staff outreach to PSFA and an offer of potential Monday/Tuesday dates for a special meeting; no firm date had been confirmed at the time of the board meeting.

Staff also said the district will issue RFPs for architects because the Public School Facilities Authority approved facility master plan funding; the RFPs will begin the five-year master-planning process.

Facilities staff did not request board action beyond information and scheduling; board members asked no substantive changes during the update.

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Brian (district budget lead) described the district's use of membership averages (80/40/120-day counts) to project units and revenue on the 9-10B-5 planning form. He said the state unit value provided in the spring budget workshop is $6,801.35 and the district's current total generated units are about 19,658, which produced a preliminary SEG figure the presenter cited as $133,706,000. Using conservative estimates for at-risk and English-learner indexes, the packet also includes a rounded operating-revenue projection of roughly $135,000,000 when including property tax, oil and gas receipts and other local revenues.

Staff attributed part of the projected revenue increase to House Bill 63, which raised the secondary factor for grades 6-12 to 1.3; district staff said this change would generate an estimated $1.6 million in additional SEG funds for secondary programming under the same membership assumptions.

Officials also outlined personnel cost implications: with the governor's guidance that raises will be 4% across the board rather than framed as an average, the district estimates roughly $5,200,000 in additional personnel costs to meet the raise, plus additional summer-school payroll and other program costs. After those preliminary adjustments staff reported a remaining estimated budget balance of approximately $2,027,000, with roughly $1,610,000 in priority one site- and department-level requests (including additional Chromebooks for students).

Budget staff said these figures are preliminary; final figures depend on two main outstanding indexes (the at-risk index and the EL index) and the PSFA/PSCOC timeline for capital items discussed later. Staff noted a submission deadline of April 21 for the preliminary budget materials and said the district intends to submit by that date and adjust with a budget analyst if necessary.

Direct quotations in the meeting included: \"The unit value for this year ... is $6,801.35,\" and \"we feel like that's a very conservative number to this point.\" Staff repeatedly noted the numbers were preliminary and subject to change when final index factors become available.

The board asked no substantive change-request questions during the overview; staff asked the board to anticipate further budget details at the next meeting.

","District staff presented a preliminary operating budget using updated state unit values and legislative changes; officials estimate higher SEG revenue driven by a revised secondary factor and a $6,801.35 unit value, and projected additional personnel costs tied to a 4% salary increase.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6603384,"Hobbs Board approves agenda, minutes, expenditures, SkillsUSA trip and 2025-26 calendar",17,107000,124000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000344-598ad38acb7f3bb726caebfaa86fd8b3&start=107&end=124","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000344-598ad38acb7f3bb726caebfaa86fd8b3/thumbnail_107000.jpg","/articles/6603384/New-Mexico/Hobbs-Board-approves-agenda-minutes-expenditures-SkillsUSA-trip-and-2025-26-calendar","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603384-3fbaef2e2e700abe93baa21d200ddb8f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200319&Signature=UjkasPlOGB6yH~sui62QvwHWqvWS5NSFR9Z9B12r4gRfqzEVOXbKArYX8fL9KN3M6~r19MvtFW4PruVFkJMrJs3ocVqoMU~9Rx0cd3U1OC0tZYq6ewoTfnWFloUc~~MK6hJmeteQKa0MoOBam9GOdFO0NaHwJMXg6p5o1eo6oARgTVLK7Wkl666HEzg~d~k4wp4~0kW3aZ7chPza~La2~pE4a9K7lQVoFeqakV9s~PrOay4lOz-CDtJBnY3ek0pPt47C562MC84Zbvynk2~3BiEMRhlcPxwfKJFcrKu05TsqZuLYIMAqNPLH93JfdwrAOa4~DjRCam7zwKsXDjlqow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hobbs Municipal Schools Board on April 15 approved routine meeting business and several items brought forward for consideration, including travel for SkillsUSA students to the national conference, monthly expenditures and investments, and the 2025-26 school-year calendar.

The board voted to approve the meeting agenda for April 15 and the minutes of the March 25 regular meeting. The board also approved the district's listed expenditures and short-term investments and accepted a Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) after the state Unit Value was finalized, which added $8,467 to district revenues for the month.

Board members approved a request to allow 42 students who qualified at state-level SkillsUSA competitions to travel to the national SkillsUSA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in June. Superintendent Strickland said the district historically funds such travel while encouraging fundraising by students and families.

The board approved the 2025-26 school-year calendar (the \"Sea Eagle\" option) on a motion and second with no recorded roll-call tallies in the minutes. The board also took the first of three readings of two policy advisories from the New Mexico School Boards Association (policy advisories numbered in materials as 261 and 262, corresponding to local policy references IIE and IKF), which address school schedules, course loads and local graduation requirement codification; the advisories will return for additional readings in May and June.

All motions in the meeting carried by voice vote as recorded in the public transcript: \"All in favor? Aye. All opposed? Motion carries.\" Specific roll-call tallies and individual yea/nay records were not provided in the transcript.

Votes at a glance:
- Approve meeting agenda (04/15/2025): approved (voice vote).
- Approve minutes of March 25, 2025 regular meeting: approved (voice vote).
- Approve expenditures, short-term investments and BAR (increase $8,467 from updated unit value): approved (voice vote).
- Approve SkillsUSA national trip for 42 qualifying students (Atlanta, GA): approved (voice vote).
- Approve 2025-26 school-year calendar (\"Sea Eagle\"): approved (voice vote).
- First reading approval of Policy Service advisories (IIE, IKF / advisories 261, 262): approved for first reading (will return for 2nd/3rd readings).

No formal roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for these items. The minutes, agenda packet and BAR listed in the board packet were referenced in discussion.

The board adjourned after routine announcements and community recognitions.","At its April 15 meeting the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board approved routine agenda items, a request for travel for 42 SkillsUSA students to nationals, the district's expenditures/investments including a $8,467 BAR increase, and the 2025-26 school calendar; the board also gave first reading to two policy advisories.","actionData","errors"]

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