The District 207 Board of Education adopted tentative budgets for fiscal year 2025–26 and approved several contract and procurement items during its August meeting.
Board action: The board adopted the district’s tentative 2025–26 budget; administrators said the tentative budget will be updated for minor grant and salary adjustments and returned for final board adoption in September. The board also approved the joint Administrative District/CTEI and Perkins-funded budget that must be filed with the state by the August deadline.
Contract and procurement approvals: The board approved routine items on the consent agenda and ratified several contracts and purchase orders, including: a one-year agreement renewal with the Maine Hockey Association; a three-year site-license contract renewal for CLEAR residency verification services; ratification of purchase orders for musical instruments (to ensure instrument availability at the start of the school year); and a change order to repair and reconstruct science preparation rooms after sprinkler damage. District staff said the insurance reimbursement will fund the change order work.
ICIC dissolution and fund transfer: The board also approved releasing the remaining balance of an internal convenience account to an entity that has formed as an independent 501(c)(3). District counsel reviewed the request and staff said the distributed balance is $49,007.
School Resource Officer agreement: The board approved a one-year extension to the Park Ridge School Resource Officer (SRO) agreement. District staff and local police chiefs have reviewed the agreement periodically; administrators said the SRO program is functioning and that they will update the agreement further next year if required by new legislation or policy changes.
Votes and procedure: Several roll-call votes were recorded as the board processed the consent agenda and motions; the meeting minutes show affirmative votes on the tentative budget, the joint agreement budget, and the listed contracts. The board chair said the final district budget will be adopted in September after small grant and salary updates.
What was not decided: No formal board decisions were recorded on the attendance rollout beyond informational acceptance, and the intra‑district transfer petition raised during public comment was not acted on at the meeting.
Next steps: Administrators will return a final budget for adoption in September and will provide follow-up reports on any insurance-funded repairs and contract implementations.