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Tularosa board approves student travel, scholarship, FFA trip, stipends and BAR adjustments
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Summary
The school board approved the consent agenda including checks (Chromebook purchases), out-of-state student council travel to El Paso, an NSBA scholarship award to a student named Emma (transcript shows inconsistent surnames), an FFA Washington, D.C., trip, and stipend allocations from Carl Perkins for CTE; the board also discussed scheduling a superintendent evaluation.
The Tularosa Municipal Schools board moved through consent and action items, approving several routine and student-related items.
The board approved the agenda and the minutes from the March 16, 2026 meeting. It then approved the March 2026 check register after a trustee asked about a $27,000 line item; staff clarified the expense covered Chromebooks to replace older devices for second grade.
The board consented to out-of-state travel for the student council: a one-day trip to El Paso on April 23 for six students and two adults. The board also voted to award the NSBA scholarship to a student identified as Emma; the transcript contains inconsistent last-name spellings ("Obstick," "Austin," and "Oster"). The board approved an FFA trip to Washington, D.C., scheduled June 16'20, 2026, and approved stipend allocations funded from Carl Perkins for CTE.
Mr. Berkeley presented BARs and budget updates, noting that several BARs increased to reconcile audited cash balances and explaining a new comprehensive literacy grant and planning for summer meals using a grab-and-go model better suited to the district's rural circumstances.
Board members discussed dates for the superintendent's evaluation and possible executive session. Montoya's contract ends June 30; members proposed a variety of options (including May 4 and May 27) and agreed to schedule a budget work session on May 4 at 5 p.m. with the regular board meeting to follow. No formal evaluation vote was recorded in the transcript provided.
The items were moved and seconded as required and carried by aye votes in the transcript; the meeting adjourned after the board's final motions.
