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Leonia board approves consent agenda, launches facilities review and begins 2627 budget planning
Summary
The Leonia Board of Education approved its consent agenda and heard superintendent updates including a districtwide facilities walkthrough to be held Dec. 6, continued use of offsite records storage (FileBank), and the launch of the 2627 budget planning process amid a large state health-benefit rate increase.
The Leonia Board of Education approved its consent agenda covering resolutions 3.1 through 8.1 and moved forward with operational work including a districtwide facilities review and the start of budget planning for school year 2627.
Superintendent staff described recent district activity and operational changes, including a planned full district walkthrough by an ad hoc facilities committee on Dec. 6 to document needs and develop a plan. “We will be meeting on December 6 to do a complete walk through of all of our buildings, to see where we have some needs, and then make a plan forward,” the superintendent said.
The superintendent and staff also explained ongoing contracts and storage practices raised during public comment. On copier coverage, a district representative said the district currently uses centralized copier contracts rather than one printer per classroom and noted the arrangement includes supplies and remote maintenance. “We have about 7 to 8 copy machines per building… With our copiers, we have, within our contract… a lot of the supplies other than paper,” the staff member said. The district noted most toner and much of routine maintenance are covered through the lease arrangement.
The board also explained the district’s offsite records arrangement. “FileBank is where we house all of our documents,” a staff member said, and noted certain records are retained for prolonged periods under state law, including lengthy student-record retention requirements.
On budgeting, the board secretary said preliminary budget-planning meetings were under way, with stakeholder meetings scheduled the week of Dec. 8 and budget estimates expected by Jan. 15. The secretary also reported a 37.25% increase in the state educators’ health-benefit rates that takes effect Jan. 1, and said the district has obtained claims reports to inform carrier selection ahead of finance-committee review.
The board moved into an approximately 30-minute closed session later in the evening and, after returning to open session, voted on personnel matters before adjourning at about 8:47 p.m.
What’s next: The facilities walkthrough is scheduled for Dec. 6; the district expects to refine the 2627 budget in committee sessions early next year.
