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Board reviews end-of-year fee reports; trustees ask for clearer fee and waiver accounting
Summary
Trustees reviewed year-end fee reports showing amounts of fees waived at school sites and asked staff to return with clearer reporting showing fees charged, fees waived and technology-insurance income versus repair costs, particularly for Chromebook-related fees.
Trustees reviewed the district—s end-of-year fee reports and raised questions about the format and clarity of the material, especially fees related to Chromebooks and technology.
Staff told the board that the numerical column shown represented totals of fees waived or amounts the buildings chose not to collect, not the fees actually charged or the dollar totals collected. Trustees asked for a future report that shows (1) the fee schedules and amounts the district expects to collect, (2) what was actually collected, and (3) fees waived, to comply with policy and provide transparency.
Trustees also asked staff to break out technology-insurance income, which is a roughly $20-per-student opt-in insurance at the secondary level, from building-level repair/waiver activity so the board can compare insurance receipts to repair costs. Staff said the insurance money is held and technology tracks repairs separately and agreed to return with the requested breakdown.
The board did not take formal action but asked staff to produce a clarified report for a future meeting.
