September 5, 2024 at 6:45 PM - Board of Education Resource Management & Business Operations Committee Meeting

Rationale:  Importance of this topic to the Board: Continued Financial and Operational Management

Key Points of the Briefing:

• Transportation Update
• Budget Transfers
• Budget Update

Summary of the Briefing:

Transportation Update:
The start of the school year went smoothly in terms of bussing. First Student is currently fully staffed, and
continues to focus on hiring and training new drivers. Also, all buses are now equipped with interior and
exterior cameras.

Budget Transfers:
At the end of June, 2024 we were able to use savings in multiple accounts to pay for needed special
education services as well as facilities repairs. The Special Education services overages were primarily
driven by increased costs for services required to support Special Education Students. Facilities
overages were driven by HVAC repairs, BMS boilers repairs and elementary school playground upgrades
for ADA accessibility. All transfers were aligned with the memo to the Board of Education in June and
subsequently voted on in the regular meeting in June.

Budget Update:
The finance team is working to close out all remaining items from the 2023 - 2024 school year. Going into
the 2024 - 2025 school year we are monitoring Special Education and Facilities spending closely as these
are the areas where we anticipate the most risk to our budget.