District 49 board approves supplemental budget, interfund borrowing, beginning fund balance use, superintendent contract and policy updates

The El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education voted June 25 to approve several fiscal motions and two policy revisions and authorized the superintendent's employment contract.

The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and a package of fiscal items: the 2024–25 supplemental budget resolution, a 2024–25 interfund borrowing resolution and a resolution authorizing use of beginning fund balance for 2024–25. The board also approved revisions to policy GBEC and to policy AD and authorized the board president to execute the superintendent’s employment contract on the board’s behalf. The superintendent contract passed on a 4–1 roll call vote; all other listed items passed unanimously or by consensus as recorded.

Why it matters: The budget and interfund borrowing votes set the district’s near-term fiscal authority for the coming year and allow administrative transfers between funds; the superintendent contract establishes the district’s top executive employment terms. Policy AD and GBEC changes alter governing procedures and staff guidance the district will apply in coming months.

The most significant recorded roll-call votes - Superintendent employment contract (action item 4.4): approved. Roll call recorded: DiFolle — Aye; Heil — Aye; LaVere Wright — Aye; Schmidt — No; Thompson — Aye. Outcome: approved (4–1). - Proposed revisions to policy AD (action item 4.5): approved. Roll-call recording shows Haile recorded a “No” while other members voted Aye; motion passed. - Revisions to policy GBEC (action item 4.7): approved by roll-call (all Aye as recorded).

Other fiscal motions approved by roll-call included the 2024–25 supplemental budget resolution (4.1), the 2024–25 interfund borrowing resolution (4.2) and the use of beginning fund balance resolution (4.3). The board approved the meeting agenda at the start of the special meeting by roll call.

Board procedure and next steps: For items that require further drafting or external submission, board members recorded follow-up steps during the meeting (for example, edits to a resolution to be submitted to the Colorado Association of School Boards). Several items discussed at the meeting were referred to the July 10 regular meeting for action or additional editing.

Meeting attendance and speakers who participated in votes and actions included several board directors and the superintendent’s executive staff. Legal counsel was present for procedural and legal clarifications during the meeting.

Votes-at-a-glance (motions as recorded in the meeting) - Motion: "I move to approve the agenda." Outcome: approved. Roll-call (excerpt): DeFolle — Aye; Haile — Aye; Olivia Wright — Aye; Schmidt — Aye; Thompson — Aye. - Motion: "I move to approve the 24–25 supplemental budget resolution as presented." Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded all Aye). - Motion: "I move to approve the 24–25 interfund borrowing resolution as presented." Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded all Aye). - Motion: "I move to approve the use of beginning fund balance resolution for 24–25 as presented." Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded all Aye). - Motion: "I move to approve the superintendent's employment contract as presented and authorize the board president to execute the agreement on behalf of the board of education." Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded Schmidt — No; other members recorded Aye). - Motion: "I move to approve the proposed revisions to policy AD." Outcome: approved (one recorded No vote; motion passed). - Motion: "I move to approve the revisions to policy GBEC." Outcome: approved (roll-call recorded all Aye).

Ending: The board completed the approved agenda items and moved remaining discussion items to the July meeting when additional edits and submissions can be completed.