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Woodland Park board accepts 2025 audit, approves calendar, contracts and personnel actions
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Woodland Park Board of Education accepted the 2025 audit and corrective action plan, approved the 2026–27 school calendar, several personnel items including retirements and two reductions in force, and authorized a short-term LearnWell contract for home instruction.
The Woodland Park Board of Education on Feb. 9 accepted the fiscal year 2025 audit, approved the 2026–27 school calendar and a bundle of finance and personnel measures, and authorized a limited contract for home instruction.
The audit presentation by David Bottge of Wielkotz & Co. preceded the board’s unanimous vote to accept the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and to approve a Corrective Action Plan addressing findings that included out-of-date general ledger opening balances, incomplete TPAF/FICA federal salary reporting and discrepancies in the A.S.S.A. student counts. Business Administrator Aleksandar Kondovski was named responsible for implementing the recommended corrections with target dates noted in the plan.
Board members also approved routine finance items (Secretary/Treasurer reports, transfers and a bills list totaling $509,516.09) and the proposed 2026–27 school calendar. Personnel actions approved by roll call included acceptance of two retirements effective June 30, 2026 (Susan O’Donnell and Donna Murray), a staff class change, the revision of a medical-leave return date, two reductions in force (employee numbers and effective dates recorded in the minutes), and approval of home instruction for Student ID#35165.
The board voted to approve a short-term contract with LearnWell to provide five hours per week of specialized instruction for student ID#33353 at $63 per hour for approximately Jan. 26–Feb. 24, 2026. The board also adopted mandated Policy/Regulation P1552 & R1552 (Sexual Harassment – Staff) on its second reading.
Votes at the meeting were recorded by roll call; consent and routine finance and personnel motions passed unanimously with nine yes votes where recorded. Board members present as listed in the minutes were Kim Galbraith, Shannon Marren, Andrew Mingione, David Amanullah, Gina McQuin, Julissa Rodriguez, Jamie Zummo, Mark Salemi and Glen Grimes.
The board scheduled follow-through on audit corrective actions and assigned responsibility to the business office; the minutes show implementation dates tied to the Business Administrator. No additional public actions were taken on personnel beyond those recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
