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Board approves consent agenda including purchase of eight replacement buses and NHS fundraising permission
Summary
Trustees approved the consent agenda — including the purchase of eight replacement buses subject to state reimbursement over five years — and granted East High's National Honor Society permission to fundraise for a national conference trip in February 2026.
The Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees approved its consent agenda and a set of new-business motions, including the purchase of eight replacement school buses and permission for East High School’s National Honor Society to fundraise for a national conference trip.
Buses and state reimbursement: During the consent-item presentation, district staff explained the bus replacements follow Chapter 20 out-of-service criteria (17‑year replacement cycle or 240,000 miles). The eight buses being ordered include three that have reached the 17‑year threshold and five that have met the mileage threshold. Buses are procured through the state bus bid process (low bidder); staff said purchases are fully reimbursable by the state over five years, roughly 20% per year for each bus.
School travel permission: The board granted East High School’s National Honor Society permission to fundraise for its trip to the national conference in Washington, D.C., scheduled Feb. 26–March 2, 2026. Trustees moved, seconded and approved the request without further discussion.
Other business: The board also approved the broader consent agenda by a single motion and later moved to enter executive session to consider possible long‑term student suspensions/expulsions, personnel matters and legal advice.
What was on the record: Staff cited statutory replacement guidance when describing the bus purchase; no detailed price per bus was read into the record and no roll-call vote with member-level tallies was taken in the public transcript — the board recorded votes verbally with 'Aye' and no named votes.
