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Board approves consent agenda but requires cost and purpose details for student travel requests
Summary
The Central Consolidated School District board approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda items while requiring staff to provide estimated costs and stated purposes for ‘unique’ student travel requests, including multiple FFA trips. Trustees debated transparency and accountability before voting.
The Central Consolidated School District Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and moved to accept consent-agenda items while asking staff to supply cost estimates and reasons for special student travel requests. The board said it wanted dollar figures attached to each “unique trip” form prior to finalizing travel approvals. The board’s request followed questions from board members about several FFA and other student travel forms that lacked estimated costs. Board member Joel Montoya asked that the agenda be approved with the condition that superintendent staff provide “an explanation of the cost and the reasons for the special trip request.” Finance/operations staff said some…
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