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Governance committee recommends $10,000 for training, raises travel budget to $1,500
Summary
Committee members recommended budgeting $10,000 for governance consulting/training in 2026–27 (up from a typical $5k–7k) and increased the travel allocation to $1,500 to allow more board members to attend professional conferences.
The governance committee discussed the 2026–27 board budget and recommended setting aside $10,000 for governance consulting or outside training and raising the travel/training allocation to $1,500 to support additional attendance at the WASB/WASBY conference.
Members noted the previous Neola project inflated one-year costs (roughly $52,000 was a past one-time project) and said a recurring annual training budget has typically been closer to $5,000–$7,000. "That was the Neola ... that was our part of the board bylaws. Um that is not normally we're spending $5 to $7,000 a year about I'd say," the chair said while framing normal expectations.
After discussion, members suggested $7,000 might cover a day or two with an out-of-town consultant but agreed $10,000 would provide more flexibility. "Okay. Let's do that. Sounds I don't have any problem with that," one member said as the committee settled on the $10,000 recommendation.
On travel and conference budgets, members supported increasing the line so a new board member and others could attend WASB/WASBY sessions and the committee settled on $1,500 for travel/mileage for the coming year.
Other standard budget items reviewed included election payments, legal notices, audits, membership fees (WASB, CESA/CISA), meeting software, and mileage; members had no material objections to those line items.
Next steps: The recommended budget adjustments will be included in the governance budget proposal forwarded toward the board consent agenda; final budget adoption will occur through the district’s regular budget process.
