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Brush school board adopts revised 2024–25 budget, raises substitute pay and approves insurance reserve
Summary
The School District No. Re-2 Brush board approved a revised 2024–25 budget, created an insurance-deductible reserve, raised the certified substitute daily rate from $140 to $180, and approved a slate of personnel, policy and equipment items in a single meeting.
The School District No. Re-2 Brush Board of Education on Oct. 28 approved a set of financial and personnel actions, including adoption of a revised 2024–25 budget, authorization to use a portion of the food-service fund balance when necessary, the creation of an insurance-deductible reserve and a $40 increase to the certified substitute daily pay rate.
Superintendent Mara and finance staff presented the revised budget and supporting materials, saying the updates make the district’s financial picture “much more transparent.” After discussion, the board voted to adopt the revised 2024–25 budget resolution and to authorize limited use of a portion of the beginning fund balance for the food-service fund to manage timing of receipts.
Board members also approved a motion to create an annual insurance-deductible reserve account. Administration said the new reserve is intended as a long-term approach to self-fund potential large deductible expenses instead of buying down deductibles each year; any allocation to or use of the reserve will be set and require board action in future budgets.
On staffing, the board approved increasing the certified substitute teacher daily rate from $140 to $180, a change administrators said is intended to make the district more competitive in a region where neighboring districts have higher substitute pay. Officials described chronic substitute shortages and noted administrative strategies (using in-house paras or reassigning staff) when vacancies cannot be filled.
Other actions approved by roll call included revised salary schedules aligned to current contracts, a mil-levy sharing resolution, a personnel report, an extension of a certified special-education contract, approval of winter–spring coaches and several policies at third and final reading. The board also accepted a small equipment buyback (Toro) and approved joining CASB and CLASS, local and state school association memberships.
Votes at a glance (selected items): the revised 2024–25 budget (motion passed, roll call: Garrett, Hansen, Miller, Mortson, Catalini, Windimer, Char — all recorded as affirmative); insurance-deductible reserve (motion passed by roll call); authorized use of a portion of beginning food-service fund balance (motion passed by roll call); substitute pay increase to $180/day (motion passed by roll call); revised salary schedules (motion passed by roll call). One policy motion (BG to move from second to third reading) recorded split votes with multiple board members voting no on the motion to advance in that instance.
The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Nov. 18, 2024 at Brush Secondary Campus. Several agenda items, including detailed budget attachments and policy redlines, will return for additional review as needed.
