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Board approves grants, hears BOCES budget update and recognizes community donations
Summary
Trustees approved a grant to NCHS JROTC and accepted the consent agenda; a BOCES grant of $25,482 to Casper College Testing Center was approved and trustees heard a BOCES update on budget pressures for FY2026. The board also acknowledged several community donations.
The Natrona County School District #1 Board of Trustees accepted the consent agenda and approved program grants during the meeting, and members heard a BOCES update on budget pressures ahead of next fiscal-year planning.
A staff presenter asked the board to consider a grant to Natrona County High School JROTC from the NRA Foundation for supplies. The transcript records the request but gives an imprecise dollar figure. Staff sought a motion and the board approved the request; the meeting record does not include a named mover or a roll-call tally in the transcript.
Trustees also heard a BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) report from Trustee Schmidt. Schmidt said the county has caught up on tax remittances to the school board through the BOCES program and that an ad hoc committee — directed by chair Todd Milliken — will continue work to reduce the FY2026 budget in response to lower projected funding. The ad hoc committee will explore options including tuition rates, program adjustments and grant allocations.
The board approved a BOCES grant to Casper College Testing Center in the amount of $25,482. The presenter detailed the grant breakdown: $9,700 for CLEP testing and $15,782 for a part-time employee’s salary and benefits. Trustee Schmidt also reported changes to BOCES enrollment rules: students will no longer be eligible to take BOCES classes after graduation.
The board recognized several community donations: gifts supporting the district’s homeless program from Paul and Vicky Peters, Daniel and Ellen Kelly, Leslie Yeh, Johnny and Rita Dean and Mariah Smith; a donation to the NCHS journalism program from Joanne True; and a fundraising donation from the Kiwanis Club for a pancake breakfast. Trustees thanked volunteers and staff who supported the academic awards banquet and recognized nationally board-certified staff during the meeting.
The board’s budget committee reported on the superintendent’s conceptual budget plan and the multi-phase process for developing and adopting the FY2026 budget. Trustees were directed to review posted budget materials and plan to discuss the superintendent’s conceptual plan at upcoming CIC and budget-adoption meetings aiming for final adoption in June.
No formal amendments to the grants were recorded in the meeting transcript. Where votes were taken, the record shows voice or hand-raise approvals without a roll-call tally recorded in the transcript excerpt provided.
