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Superintendent reports budget opened, highlights new transportation director and multi‑phase facilities plan
Summary
The superintendent told the board the budget has been closed and reopened for the fiscal period, thanked a staff member for expedited work, introduced new transportation director Chamberlain and outlined a three‑phase facilities plan starting with bus bar/asphalt on tonight's consent agenda.
The Mount Enterprise ISD superintendent reported that the district's budget has been closed and reopened for the new fiscal period and said there is little substantive budget detail to report at this early point in the year. He thanked "Mister Lee" for completing the budget work ahead of schedule.
The superintendent introduced the district's new transportation director, Mr. Chamberlain, and said the district is seeking a used transit van rather than placing a new order, which has caused long lead times in the past. He described a three‑phase campus project: phase 1 would be the bus bar and asphalt (included on the consent agenda), phase 2 would add fencing, and phase 3 could add a covered awning. He also noted ongoing vehicle maintenance — replacing rotors on the current transit van — and that brakes were not finished that day.
The superintendent framed the transportation and facilities items as operational priorities that staff will continue to pursue; no additional budget figures or contract details were provided during the report.
