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Board approves year‑end fiscal resolutions, adopts 2026–27 safety plan and code of conduct
Summary
Trustees approved routine year‑end fiscal motions including reserve‑fund authorizations, voted to adopt the 2026–27 districtwide safety and emergency management plan and approved the 2026–27 code of conduct; the business official clarified reserve accounting and audit timing.
The board considered multiple business items tied to year‑end fiscal housekeeping, then moved to new business to adopt the district safety plan and code of conduct for 2026–27.
Business official Marie Carballo reviewed the fiscal resolutions (items in the business agenda) that authorize moving excess revenues or expenditure savings into designated reserve funds and updating the unassigned fund balance. She clarified that an apparent $2.6 million figure in the packet should not be read as a single‑year surplus; rather, after discussion she explained the practical difference in unassigned fund balance for this item is closer to $200,000 and that final numbers will be set after the June 30 year‑end close and the audit.
Trustees asked clarifying questions about payments to other districts for services (for example, nursing services provided in private school settings) and about contract rates for tuition or placement services. Administrators explained the 'dollars follow the student' principle and committed to providing contract rate details where the public agenda omitted them.
The board then moved, seconded and approved the business items (1–18) and separately approved placement services and the personnel consent agenda. Under new business the board adopted the 2026–27 districtwide safety and emergency management plan and the 2026–27 code of conduct; both items were posted and available for public review and were approved by voice vote.
Why it matters: These routine fiscal and policy actions finalize year‑end financial positions and establish the district's operational rules and safety protocols for the coming school year. Carballo's explanation of reserve accounting and the timing of the audit clarified potential public confusion about headline figures in the agenda packet.
Next steps: The administration will finalize post‑close entries and present audited figures and any amended contract attachments as needed in the fall.
