Trustees approve proposed 2024–25 budget and multiple facilities, technology and nutrition contracts

The Yucaipa‑Calimesa Joint Unified School District board unanimously approved the proposed 2024–25 budget and a series of consent items June 18, advancing multiple facility repairs, technology purchases and child nutrition contracts.

Board members moved and approved the 2024–25 proposed budget after a brief note that the item had been presented the prior week. The board then approved a consent calendar and several standalone items: asphalt repair and seal coating at Parkview Middle School, fire alarm inspections and maintenance, office modernization at Dunlap Elementary, purchase and installation of a Thermo King refrigeration unit for Child Nutrition Services, playground wood chips, food serving room graphics, an intercom system for a campus, cloud services and Cisco network maintenance, and e‑rate compliance services that help the district secure federal reimbursements.

District presenters explained that the e‑rate program can reimburse roughly 60% of eligible technology infrastructure costs and that the Thermo King decision reflected cost savings compared with buying a specialized truck. The board approved the consent calendar motions unanimously.

The meeting included discussion of procurement timing and modular classroom cost increases (estimated at about $440,000 per unit in the presenter’s figures), and board members asked staff to continue prudent planning for capital needs while monitoring costs and enrollment.

The board took no controversial votes on these items and moved on to further dashboard and administrative reports.