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District 49 approves routine personnel, calendar and budget adjustments; hears student‑count and fees updates
Summary
The District 49 board approved a series of routine items Sept. 11, including an IT job description, 2026 graduation dates, and several policy revisions; staff presented student‑count projections and school fee updates as part of budget housekeeping.
At its Sept. 11 meeting, the El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Board of Education approved several routine personnel, calendar and policy items and received budget and enrollment updates from staff.
Key items approved by recorded vote included a new job description for an information‑technology specialist, the 2026 graduation dates and times, revisions listed in the policy-and-procedure review packet, a Constitution Day resolution and revisions to policy KEA (stakeholder grievance). The consent agenda was also adopted.
District finance staff presented a weekly student‑count update used for budgeting. The presentation showed a projected net increase of about 121 students district‑wide versus the budget: Falcon Zone projected down by 92 students, Sand Creek Zone projected up 145, Power Zone projected up 68, and charters/BOCES variances noted. Staff recommended continuing weekly email updates with a presentation cadence in August and September and a final 'true up' after the October count.
On school fees (item 9.1), the district explained small changes for Sand Creek zone, PPEC and Spring Studio and an added dance class at Vista Ridge High School. Staff emphasized transparent fee breakdowns and that the board budget supplements fees for free and reduced‑lunch students so those students do not pay out of pocket for program access.
Finance staff also explained housekeeping adjustments to beginning fund balances and a supplemental appropriation resolution (items 9.3 and 9.4), describing revised fund‑balance numbers and fund‑level appropriations to align with year‑end audit expectations; those will proceed to action in a subsequent meeting once auditors finalize numbers.
Votes at a glance: approve agenda (unanimous), consent agenda (unanimous), IT specialist job description (approved), 2026 graduation dates (approved), policy and procedure revisions (approved), Constitution Day resolution (approved), KEA grievance revisions (approved, 5–1). The board moved policy JBAA forward for redline review and a future vote; that item was not adopted.
Next steps: staff will provide a redline of JBAA per board direction and complete audit‑driven budget adjustments for formal vote at a future meeting.
