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Tularosa board approves minutes, check register, BARS and several policy advisories tied to state bills
Summary
The board approved routine financial items (minutes, check register, blanket BARS) and adopted multiple policy advisories, including instructional goals aligning with House Bill 156 and a cardiac-response advisory tied to House Bill 154 (the board asked staff to return with clearer AED procedures).
The Tularosa Municipal Schools board approved routine governance and financial items and considered several policy advisories during the meeting.
By voice vote the board approved the meeting agenda and then approved minutes for the June 11 regular meeting and the June 26 special meeting, followed by approval of the June 2025 check register. The board also approved blanket BARS for the 2025–26 school year to streamline budget adjustments.
Staff member told trustees the board was recommending stipends linked to literacy and tutoring grants; the board approved those stipends. "Rebecca was hired initially as our district reading coach ... she's gonna be overseeing both of those," the staff member said when describing grant coordination and stipend duties.
On policy advisories, staff presented several items: Policy Advisory 265 to revise emergency policy cross-references; Policy Advisory 266 to add language on science-of-reading and structured literacy to align with House Bill 156; and Policy Advisory 268 on cardiac emergency response and automated external defibrillators, which staff said was required by House Bill 154. Trustees approved Advisory 265 and 266, tabled Advisory 267 (cell-phone alternatives) to allow more review, and asked staff to draft clearer AED maintenance and personnel procedures before returning on Advisory 268.
No final vote counts were recorded on the transcript beyond recorded voice votes; minutes reflect that motions carried for the listed approvals.
