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Votes at a glance: board approves consent agenda, curriculum purchase, vending contract and hazardous walking-area designations
Summary
At Wednesday's meeting the board approved the consent agenda and a set of action items: budget adjustments and the FY27 operating budget, a $462,944 EL curriculum purchase, an RFP award for vending machines, and hazardous-walking-area designations; roll-call tallies were recorded for each approval.
The Deming Public Schools board recorded a series of approvals during its regular meeting.
Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda by roll call (all recorded board members voted yes).
Budget adjustments: Board considered and approved several budget adjustment requests to reallocate funds between functions to cover deficits and to reflect updated pre-K funding levels.
FY27 operating budget: After presentations on revenue assumptions and priorities, the board adopted the FY27 operating budget by roll call.
EL curriculum purchase: The board approved purchase of an English language development curriculum from Vista Higher Learning for $462,944 to standardize EL instruction across elementary grades and create a vertical pathway into grade six.
RFP award (vending machines): The board approved award of RFP 25-02 for vending machines that meet USDA smart-snack requirements; contract starts July 1.
Hazardous walking areas: Transportation staff presented hazardous-walking-area surveys for several routes; the board approved forwarding the hazardous-walking designations to the state for the identified roadways.
Each approval was recorded in roll call; board members asked that staff provide follow-up information where requested (for example, implementation details for curriculum rollout and reporting on hazardous walking safety measures).
