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District staff outline IT and buildings & grounds budget requests, emphasizing consolidation savings and capital reserve plans
Summary
IT and facilities directors told the school board Dec. 18 that a modest IT budget increase is driven by hosted software and security packages, while buildings & grounds outlined capital priorities including roof work, gym floor repairs and a vehicle capital reserve to buy an infield groomer and replace an aging plow truck.
Two operational departments — information technology and buildings & grounds — presented their FY2027 budgets and multi‑year capital plans to the board.
Josh Parks, the technology manager, said the proposed IT operating budget is $1,176,975 (about 1% of the proposed operating budget), up roughly $42,775 from the last year; the default IT operating budget would be $1,136,500 if default spending is used. Parks said most of the increase is for software and hosting costs (the student management system moved to vendor hosting and online registration), and for…
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