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Governing body approves two school budget amendments, including $1.5 million for design fees
Summary
An unnamed governing body approved two school budget amendments: one adding about $39,000 for Chromebook replacement, reallocating $1,000 for teacher PLC refreshments and accepting a $20,500 early-literacy grant; the other transferred $1.5 million to capital projects for design fees for Watertown Middle School and Lakeview renovations.
An unnamed governing body approved two school-related budget amendments at a meeting recorded in the transcript.
The director said the first package, Budget Amendment No. 8, adds roughly $39,000 to the technology budget to cover replacement of lost or damaged Chromebooks, reallocates $1,000 from instructional equipment to pay for meals and snacks at professional learning community (PLC) meetings, and accepts a state early literacy tutoring grant of $20,500 to cover stipends, travel and in-service staff development. "We are adding to the budget for technology for funds received for loss or damaged Chromebooks," the director said, describing the technology allocation. A motion to approve Amendment No. 8 was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members questioned whether reallocating $1,000 from vocational instructional equipment to cover refreshments would leave equipment lines short. The director responded that the vocational equipment line would remain funded and that the $1,000 is intended to support refreshments for trainings and conferences, not equipment purchases.
The second action, Budget Amendment No. 9, moves $1,500,000 from the general purpose schools fund balance into the education capital projects fund to cover design fees for two projects: the Watertown Middle School build and Lakeview renovations. The director described the transfer as covering design fees only. When asked who was on the design team, the chair named "Kenneth Binkl." A motion to approve Amendment No. 9 was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The transcript records the motions, questions and voice approvals but does not provide roll-call vote tallies or recorded votes by individual members. The meeting opened public comment but no substantive public comments appear in the transcript. The meeting was then adjourned.
The actions authorize staff to proceed with the budget transfers and grant acceptance as described; the transcript does not record further implementation steps or a timeline for design work.
