Lebanon board approves five-bus purchase and several routine items from infrastructure funds

The Lebanon School Board voted to approve several routine but budget-related measures at its meeting.

Infrastructure funds and bus purchase: A district presenter reviewed infrastructure fund activity and proposed using funds to acquire five buses — three 90-passenger buses and two special-education buses — replacing aging vehicles in the fleet. The presenter said the district has a $4.3 million infrastructure fund and that roughly $1 million of that amount has already been spent or is pending; purchasing the five buses would add "an additional million dollars" to the tally. The presenter discussed estimates for bus pricing provided by a staff member (referred to as Mr. Ashley) and noted higher costs for special-education buses due to additional components and lifts. A motion to approve the purchase was made, seconded, and approved by voice vote; the transcript does not record the names of the mover/second or the roll-call tally.

Policy updates: The board reviewed and approved revisions to several policies, including policy identifiers cited in the packet (1.191; 2.804; and 5501 complaints and grievances). Staff said the policy language came from PSBA updates and cited changes affecting charter-school application reporting timelines, limited sales-tax reimbursements for small amounts, and updated personnel responsibilities for grievance reporting. A motion to approve the policy revisions passed by voice vote.

Field trip and surplus: The board approved an overnight field trip request for Walter K. cheerleaders to attend a competition in Florida March 11–16; staff said the trip is funded by the team and uses the school's name, which requires board approval. The board also approved declaring a broken Genie AWP 30S aerial lift as surplus and directing it to auction. Motions were made and approved by voice vote; specific vote tallies were not recorded in the provided transcript segments.

What the record shows and what it does not: The transcript records motions, seconds and the chair calling for "all in favor" and attendees responding verbally, but it does not contain named movers or a roll-call vote with individual member positions. The minutes should be checked for precise roll-call tallies if needed for official record-keeping.

Next steps: Implementation steps (ordering buses, scheduling the field trip, and arranging the surplus auction) will be handled by district staff as part of normal administrative processes; no specific timelines were recorded in the transcript.