District staff requested board approval to add two modules to the district's CSIU financial software: an applicant-tracking hiring module and a staff-onboarding module. The modules would centralize applications and new-hire paperwork electronically, replacing paper forms, and the staff member presenting said the onboarding annual cost would be paid from the fiscal services software budget.

A staff member explained the modules would put all applications on the district website and allow new hires to complete forms electronically; when an applicant becomes an employee, their information would be readily available within the financial system. The presenter said, "this is the annual cost just for the staff onboarding module. They're actually the applicant tracking, this is the first year for it, and so we're going to pilot that and they're going to give us that where there's gonna be no charge for that for this year." The requested one-time cost recorded in the meeting transcript was $2,996.25 for the 2025-26 school year.

Board member Mr. West spoke in support during later remarks, saying the change "will standardize the process for the employee applicants" and that it would save staff time, reduce storage needs and increase compliance with record-retention rules.

The board did not vote on the purchase at the meeting. Multiple trustees asked no questions or raised no objections and the item was "placed on the agenda" by unanimous consent for a future voting meeting.

Ending: The board will consider the formal purchase and any contract terms at a later meeting; staff said applicant tracking will be piloted at no cost this year and onboarding licensing is covered under current CSI software licensing, with the $2,996.25 figure identified for the coming school year.