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Superintendent reports $18M budget, enrollment decline effects and housing project updates; board discusses logistics for future student growth
Summary
Superintendent Carolyn Stewart told the board on Jan. 9 that the district’s amended M&O budget is roughly $18 million, that enrollment-driven cuts may be partially recovered in May, and that the district is preparing three houses for turnover along with landscaping under $100,000.
Superintendent Carolyn Stewart told the Bullhead City School District governing board on Jan. 9 that the district’s current maintenance & operations budget stands at about $18 million and that an apparent $300,000 reduction tied to enrollment declines may be partially recovered when state funding formulas are finalized in May.
Stewart said the reporting system this year has not encumbered benefit and insurance costs for the full year in the same way as in prior years, which makes committed totals appear lower while much of the funding remains effectively reserved for benefits. Regarding the budget revision, she said the BSA 55-1 submission added weighted figures for free-and-reduced-price students that will restore part of the cut — “maybe half of that $300,000,” she said — in the May revision.
On facilities, Stewart reported a scheduled walkthrough next week for three houses that the district will take possession of and prepare for occupancy. She described minor wind-related damage to carport light covers and attic access materials; no serious structural damage was reported. Stewart said landscaping for the three houses and the property entrance is expected to be “significantly less than $100,000,” and the district will seek quotes rather than a formal bid process. The local realtors association has indicated it may provide a grant to assist with the landscaping cost.
Stewart also said at least one developer has expressed interest in completing an additional 17 houses and a clubhouse on the remaining property; she said the city has signaled support for finishing the development. Board members discussed how future residential development near Desert Valley school — identified in public reporting during the month as a large new housing project — could increase student counts and how existing unused classroom space at Diamondback and Coyote could absorb initial enrollment growth without changing attendance boundaries.
Stewart asked that furniture and classroom equipment be moved into unused classrooms now rather than sold at a later garage sale to preserve capacity in case enrollment rises.
