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Board accepts finished PA-system upgrade, reviews capital funds and enrollment trends
Summary
The Northshore School District board approved acceptance of a districtwide public-address and intercom upgrade, reviewed capital fund allocations including an undesignated fund floor, and discussed declining enrollment trends at its May 12 meeting.
On May 12, 2025, the Northshore School District Board of Directors accepted a completed district project to upgrade public-address and intercom systems at multiple sites and reviewed the March 2025 budget and capital-projects reports.
The superintendent told the board the project was bond-funded and was the second phase of the systems upgrade; the transcript records the description as "a $20.18 bond funded project" and the board recommended approving the project as complete. The board moved and voted to accept the project as complete.
Nut graf: The board also used the meeting to review capital-fund allocations and the district's monthly budget status. Those financial reviews included discussion of enrollment trends that affect long-term revenues and a review of how capital funds are categorized and used.
Deputy Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Jolene Bergey explained the capital-projects and budget reports. Board members asked why the capital report showed a large undesignated balance. "Our undesignated fund, we get those funds via sale of real estate, generally," Bergey said, adding that the district maintains a $10,000,000 policy floor so the fund does not fall below that amount. Bergey also said funds that come in under budget generally remain in the fund from which they originated: "They stay in the fund that they originated in."
The board received a separate project-acceptance item for a completed project under $1,000,000. Superintendent Tully described demolition and removal of the Trinity North rental property, removal of a shed, decommissioning of a well and a fuel tank, erosion control backfill and closure of existing utilities; trustees asked a few clarifying questions and the acceptance was recorded.
Ending: Board members praised construction progress photos included in the status report and discussed possible ceremonial events for upcoming projects; no specific ribbon-cutting dates were set during the meeting.
