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Beaver Creek School District board approves FY26 budget, Chromebook purchase and personnel raises
Summary
The Beaver Creek School District Governing Board on July 8 approved the FY26 budget to meet a July 15 state deadline, authorized purchase of 60 replacement Chromebooks, approved sole-source vendor designations, and cleared personnel hires and raises. District staff said follow-up information on budget variances will be provided to board members.
The Beaver Creek School District #26 Governing Board on July 8 approved the district's FY26 budget and several routine items, including the purchase of 60 replacement Chromebooks and personnel salary adjustments.
Board President Lincoln Thomasson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.; the board reconvened the regular session at 6:01 p.m. after an executive session. In public session the board opened and closed a public hearing on the FY26 budget; no members of the public spoke. Carlos Ramos moved to approve the budget, and Renee Dial seconded. "The budget must be approved by July 15; if they table it, the District will be out of compliance and will receive at the minimum an audit finding," Superintendent Allie Wheeler told the board, noting the district can still bring back revisions later in August or by the statutory September 15 deadline. The board approved the budget by roll call.
The board also approved an annual county-provided resolution to permit execution of warrants and interim voucher processing, which Ori Womack said allows district business to continue between meetings while vouchers are later ratified in the monthly consent agenda. Members approved an annual sole-source vendor list after Karen DuFresne explained that some suppliers (for example, APS for electricity and Tesla for on-site solar) are the only viable providers for those services.
On technology, the board approved the purchase of 60 Chromebooks from Bluum. District staff presented three quotes and recommended Bluum because its bid included HP devices matching current inventory, cases, licensing, a three-year warranty and sufficient stock. "We plan to move current 1st- and 2nd-grade Chromebooks up to the middle school and issue the new devices to the younger grades," Mr. Worden said; IT Assistant Ms. Buchert described ongoing repairs but noted device lifecycle limits and the district's goal to keep classroom-managed sets to improve device care. The motion to buy the devices passed by roll call.
On personnel, the board approved hires pending fingerprint clearance, including the appointment of Alicia Leon as a certified teacher, annual job-description and pay-chart approvals, and raises funded in the FY26 budget: returning certified employees will receive $1,400 added to base pay, new certified hires will receive $500 added to base, and classified/salaried/substitute certified employees will receive an additional $0.50 per hour.
Votes at a glance: the board recorded roll-call approval of the FY26 budget, the warrant-execution resolution, sole-source vendor designations, the list of vendors expected to exceed $20,000, the Chromebooks purchase, and the personnel and pay adjustments. Several motions were seconded and passed by roll call; one budget flexibility item (approval to exceed M&O subsections) recorded a dissenting vote in the minutes but carried by majority.
Superintendent Wheeler and district staff agreed to provide follow-up information on specific budget variances requested by board member Renee Dial, including the increase in administration and support services and references to the Classroom Spending Report. The board set its next regular meeting for August 12, 2025, and confirmed a work-study session on Sept. 19, 2025, with Barbra Uren from The Trust. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
