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Board approves finance slate; trustees question $890K bills and staff-laptop lease
Summary
The board approved finance items 1–12 after trustees asked about an ~$890,000 bills line and a renewal lease for 200 staff Chromebooks (about $50,000/year). Administration clarified the $20,000 extraordinary cost was for in-school aides/therapies and that the Chromebook lease is for staff devices and includes licenses.
Trustees moved the finance agenda (items 1–12) as a single slate and discussed several line items before taking a roll-call vote.
A trustee asked for clarification on item #5, roughly $890,000 in bills, and asked whether a single large-ticket expense explained it; administration said they would follow up with details. Another trustee questioned item #9, a multi-year lease renewal described as about $50,000 per year for 200 laptops; a board member noted the unit cost equated to roughly $250 per laptop per year. Administration clarified these were staff Chromebooks and the lease includes licenses and a four-year refresh cycle.
The board also asked whether extraordinary-cost item #3 (about $20,000) related to transportation; the superintendent said that expense covered additional services such as nursing aides or therapies, not transportation. Following discussion the finance slate passed by roll call.
