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Barstow Unified board accepts clean audit and approves assemblies, purchase orders and personnel items
Summary
Trustees accepted the district's 2024–25 financial audit, approved a consultant assembly contract for Central Continuation High School, approved purchase orders totaling $365,673.42, accepted certificated resignations/retirements and authorized an increase in hours for a paraeducator.
The Barstow Unified School District board on Feb. 11 accepted the district's annual financial audit for the year ending June 30, 2025, and approved a set of routine consent and business items, including programming contracts, purchase orders and personnel changes.
Audit acceptance: Mr. Beaton summarized the independent-auditor findings and said the audit "was completed successfully for fiscal year ending June 30th, 2025" and that auditors "did not identify any major problems, concerns or disagreements with management." The board voted to accept the annual financial report as presented.
Contracts and purchase orders: The board approved a consulting agreement with Mobile Ed Productions, Inc. to provide a 45-minute "Skate for Life" assembly at Central Continuation High School and approved purchase-order listings (12226 to 13026), including a $389.97 order for custom bumper stickers for student-of-the-month recognition. Staff confirmed the bumper stickers cost $0.77 each and 500 were ordered. The board approved purchase orders totaling $365,673.42 as listed on the agenda.
Personnel actions: Trustees accepted resignation and retirement items for certificated staff and approved an increase in hours for a classified paraeducator at Barstow Junior High School from five to seven hours, effective Feb. 11, 2026, after staff explained the site need.
Votes at a glance: the transcript records motions on the consent agenda and individual items; the meeting record indicates the motions were carried by the full board present.
What this means: the audit report showed no material findings and staff corrected minor errors during the audit process, according to the auditor's summary. The board's approvals will enable planned school assemblies, fulfill routine procurement and update classifications and hours for staff based on site needs.
