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Board approves budget transfers, accepts gifts including $50,400 BCBA transfer
Summary
Keene School District trustees accepted several gifts and approved budget transfers including a $50,400 transfer to cover a BCBA position at Fuller and a $23,626 transfer for a middle‑school LNA; motions carried unanimously.
The Keene School District board acknowledged multiple gifts and approved several budget transfers during the meeting.
Gifts: The board acknowledged a telescope and lenses valued at $1,300 donated to Keene High, a portable basketball system and installation valued roughly at $9,910 plus $1,500 from the Fuller PTA, and a $10,000 donation from Town Fair Tire to the Chester Career Center. The board also moved to accept a $1,000 gift from Steven Chelinski to Keene Community Education; that motion was seconded and approved 7‑0.
Budget transfers: The board approved a $23,626 transfer for the middle school to fund a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) in lieu of a classroom assistant after the school reported no viable applicants for the original posting. The board also approved a $50,400 transfer at Fuller to pay for a BCBA position after administrators said partial grant coding left a portion of the BCBA cost uncovered; officials described the omission as an error by a grant manager and moved the transfer to ensure bills were paid. All budget motions passed with unanimous support.
Board members and finance committee members emphasized that transfers were reviewed to avoid negative student impacts and that positions involving salaries or benefits require finance committee approval. The motions were documented and will be reflected in the district’s budget reports.
