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Board approves meals contracts, budget and a package of policies and financial resolutions
Summary
At its June 12, 2025, regular meeting the El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education approved six action items including meal-service contracts, a budget for 2025–26, several policy revisions, and interfund borrowing and beginning fund balance resolutions. All votes were recorded as unanimous (Aye).
The El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education on June 12 approved six action items covering meal contracts, policy reviews, budget adoption and short-term financial resolutions.
The board voted unanimously on each motion. No recorded “no,” “abstain,” or “recused” votes appeared in the transcript; the roll call for each item recorded the same five board members saying “Aye.”
Votes at a glance
- 7.1 — Contracts to provide meals for the 2025–26 school year: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the contracts to provide meals for the 2526 school year between district 49 nutrition services and Banning Lewis Ranch Academy, Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy, Liberty Tree Academy, Mountain View Academy, Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning, and Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye).
- 7.2 — Policy and procedure review: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the policy and procedure review as presented." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye). The board also reached consensus to task the superintendent and the district attorney to review and, if needed, revise language in the drug-use paragraph to address state/federal conflicts and newer substances (for example, marijuana derivatives and psilocybin). That tasking was recorded as an assignment to administration, not a change to policy at this meeting.
- 7.3 — Revisions to policy GBGI: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the revisions for policy GBGI." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye).
- 7.4 — 2025–26 budget: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the 2526 presented budget." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye).
- 7.5 — Interfund borrowing resolution: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the interfund of borrowing resolution as presented." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye).
- 7.6 — Use of beginning fund balance resolution: Approved. Motion text recorded: "I move to approve the use of beginning fund balance resolution as presented." Vote: Devala (Aye); Heil (Aye); Olivia Wright (Aye); Schmidt (Aye); Thompson (Aye).
Why it matters
The approvals move the district into the 2025–26 fiscal year with a board‑adopted budget and short‑term financial authorities to manage cash flow (interfund borrowing and use of beginning fund balance). The meal-service contracts finalize vendor relationships for meals at multiple district campuses. The policy review passed while the board directed administration to return with clarified language about controlled substances to account for state/federal distinctions.
What’s next
Administration will implement the contracts and budget and return any requested policy language updates to the board after review with the district attorney and other appropriate staff.
