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Board approves $740,341 in general and other fund bills; staff explains parochial reimbursement and grant-funded charges
Summary
The Elkhorn School Board approved $740,341.03 in general and other fund bills, and staff explained parochial-school transportation reimbursements, several grant-funded charges and recent purchases paid from grants or booster-club funds.
The Elkhorn School Board approved general and other fund bills on June 30 totaling $740,341.03, and staff answered board questions about parochial-school transportation reimbursements, social-media promotion charges and grant-funded purchases.
District staff reported the bills covered check numbers 155419 through 155593, wire transfers 370 through 374 and ACH numbers 921 to 961. Staff explained parochial-school transportation reimbursements are calculated under state law using an average cost-per-day multiplied by attendance days and student counts; in several instances the district issued additional checks after schools or parents corrected reported attendance days.
Board members questioned a series of small charges attributed to social-media enrollment notices and promotions. Staff said those purchases were likely social-media promotions for enrollment and marketing campaigns and that the advertising is typically supported by grant money; staff suggested the board could add ledger notes or a fund key (for example, marking fund 21) to make grant-funded charges more visible in the future.
The board also discussed a roughly $10,000 purchase tied to an Imagine Theatre charter-school grant that needed to be spent or encumbered by the end of the grant period; staff said grant-driven purchases and vehicle charges will appear on future bills as schools encumber remaining grant funds.
During the bills presentation staff showed photos of recently installed door wraps (banding) at the high school; staff said the Booster Club paid part of that cost. The board approved the bills by voice vote.
No public comments were received on the bills, and staff said they will follow up with improved ledger notes to identify grant-funded items as requested by board members.
