001Okay, before we begin tonight, I'm just going to say full disclosure, we are operating on a new software system up here. So, a little grace from the audience would be greatly appreciated. You look at the people that are doing this, I'm like, "Oh boy, we're going to get our best shot." Super shout out to Vanessa. She has been incredible getting us up and going on this. She has a a her work cut out for her trying to get all of us doing this. So, thank you, Vanessa. All right, I will call the meeting to order. We um have a quorum with four of our five members present. Are there any adjustments to tonight's agenda? >> Okay, then do I hear a motion to adopt the agenda as presented? >> I so move. >> Second. >>
002Okay. I'm gonna turn it over to the superintendent. I think she has several guests and special recognitions for tonight. >> It's always so nice to look out in the audience and see what this district is truly made up of. It's our students and our staff members. So, thank you guys for be and our directors and principles. Uh thank you guys for being here tonight. It is a busy busy time of the year and I know some of you have got to be in two places at one time and maybe even three places. So, thank you uh for taking time to be here. I have several um recognitions that I would like to um point out tonight and bring to our focus. Our very first um guests that I've invited are two of our students that
003are representing the whole bilingual seal program and that is Jennifer Garcia Vera and Ailio Rosendo. Would you guys come up please? And then I'm also going to ask Miss Stevens to come up as well. Our bilingual seal program is um I would believe to say yeah just come up here. one of the best in the state. And one of the cool things, the neatest thing about when you graduate with a bilingual sale endorsement is that you get um the certification on your diploma and then you get a stole that represents uh the language, the country that they're representing, not only just the United States of America, but the country of the other language that they have to be fluent in. They must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking. in two languages. And we have
004had um candidates from um Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, we've even had one from Korea. And so this year I had um Jennifer and Amelio join me on my podcast on Friday and they did an outstanding job. And so I asked them to come tonight to just present themselves to the board, speak a little bit about the seal and also Miss Stevens is here to um talk a little bit about the program. And then before you guys leave, I'll give it to you now so I don't forget. But um you're going to get a WCAP pen and these just don't go out to anybody. So I know and your classmates are just going to be like, but you're here tonight and you got to do the podcast. So I'll give it hand it over to you, Miss
005Ste. So, I just like to um recognize the both of you for all the hard work that you put in. And I think um something to be noted is this is a lifelong journey for them. Um learning two languages. English may or may not have been their first language until they have worked to not only master that language, but then um both of them, the Spanish language as well. The bilingual seal was started in Lington in about 2015. And so we have been going through this pro process with our students and we've um we've had about 30 to 40 students per year. This year is no different. Um, and these students have juggled lots of things, not only in their academic life, but their personal life to make this happen. Part of their um, presentations
006was their cultural journey. And you guys know I'm a big baby and I was moved to tears often um, listening to the story and how their their families and they themselves have persevered to be walking that stage. And so, we're so very proud of them and all of the other students who are participating in this. And um this could not happen without the work of of Levington High School, Mr. Williams, Mr. Fen used to carry this torch. Currently, Miss Salce um and Miss Carla Compost has helped this year. And so really, this is a community effort and we are so very all of that. Would you guys like to say something? I just want to say thank you again for letting me be here and um as student said obaining my language does take a
007lot of perseverance it has been a lifelong journey from a kid having language barriers to now being able to understand both languages it is definitely something I'm truly proud of and I'm glad that is able to proide this program to all of us thank you >> and I would like to say thank you to Miss Gonz for inviting us onto her podcast and onto the meeting the bilingual skill program is an excellent program to know about your culture, your heritage. And as of today, we're saying that many people don't know where they come from, their roots, bring the language of their heritage that they spoke. So this program brings you closer to your origins, where you come from, and what your ancestors fought for to put you in the position you are today. >> Fantastic.
008How many students do we have this year receiving their bilingual? >> This year we have 35 buying and so we will not know the exact number until after finals. >> Okay for our seniors. >> I bet they'll do great. It's always a joy. So >> no pressure or anything. >> These two have it in the bag. >> Thank you guys. translate the meeting. >> All right. So, Lee Elementary has shined uh are shining this year. And when I talk about Lee County, I'm talking about Jiao, Ununice, OGs, Levington, and Tatum. And think about of all the first graders in those five communities. Well, we had the very top reader in first grade uh win this last competition. So, will you come up here, Jordan, and let's show off your trophy? >> Yes. He read the
009most book. >> Put him over there by the wild cat, Miss Q. Yeah. >> So, the most books in all of Lake County and we are so proud of him. How many books did you read? >> 256 books. >> Yay. Thank you very much. Do you have anything to say to the group? She may be reading books. And may I add also Elizabeth Weezer is here for the uh Lee County >> and so uh I know she was she was super excited to be here for that as well. So >> everyone contest this is the second year in a row that we Say it louder for >> and he won by 42. >> Yay. >> All right. Not only did we have the top first grade reader Lee County, we had the top class in
010Lee County in Miss Dowo. Will you come up please? >> So she also think of all the first grade classes in Olive Lee County um her class read the most books. Do you remember how many you guys read? >> 120. That was for me for reading to the class. >> A reading to the class. 120 in one month. >> Yes. So, we are super proud of you guys. So, our kids are ready to go on to second grade. Uh this class for sure. >> I have a certificate for you. Do you have anything to say about that program? >> No. I mean, I just I really enjoy it because it really promotes the reading and it's hard during the month of March because it's spring break, but with the parent support, it's all possible. So
011that was my assignment for during that break and they they fulfilled that and it made it easier for me. >> Awesome. >> Well, thank you for loading that. Okay. They start out as first graders and then they end up at the high school. We have some amazing high school students here with us today. We have our DECA state champs and national qualifiers here with us. So, I'm going to invite Mr. Crawford up, your team. And DECA students, if you will come up, please. And I'm going to ask u Mr. Crawford to uh talk a little bit about our students and um let you guys say something if you'd like to also as well. >> All right. I apologize. >> All right. Hey, thank you so much. First of all, I'd like to to thank all
012of you all for supporting DECA. What DECA is is an organization, business organization where uh where the classroom meets real world in finance, in business, in um in marketing, in entrepreneurship, in hospitality and tourism. It's where classroom instruction meets kind of rubber meets road kind of thing. And so I think that you can be proud of our business pathway at Levington High School uh because this is a direct result of that. And so we had we made we had nine students qualify out of the regional round going up to the state. And then we qualified several different rounds. It's not just a one and done. It's kind of several different rounds. So we had four or five I believe that qualified uh in the uh at the at the state level and then we had
013we had two that went to the international. Uh there was at the international event there was 25,000 students there. Students from all over the United States um as well as the world there was Germany, there was um help me out guys. >> Colombia this well Colombia there's different territories. There's Puerto Rico. It was all kinds of stuff. So it was phenomenal opportunity. China was there right. So, it's a wonderful opportunity that uh our business pathway at the high school is is uh you this is the fruit of I think of our work at the high school and so thank you so much for for uh for our leadership Mr. Williams. Thank you so much you and Mr. Pen and everybody involved in this. It takes certainly takes a village. So, thank you so much for
014that. Would one of you guys like to say something? >> Mr. Crawford, would you introduce the students? Absolutely. Well, would you introduce yourself and what event that did you competed in? >> Okay. My name is K. I'm a junior and I competed in human resources. >> My name is Pablo. I competed in principal finance. >> My name is professional. >> My name is Brandon and I competed in personal financial leaders. >> My name is Ty Wland and mine was principles of entrepreneurship. >> My name is Alvaro Pratz. I that was business finance. So yeah, so it's pretty awesome. This is the third year in a row that you qualified for the international event. So it's pretty impressive. >> All right, I'm going to hand you these and you guys get one of these. Thank you.
015>> We also have medals from Good job. >> So, I have a speech written. I don't expect to be here up that long, but I wanted to share some appreciation for you guys, as well as my adviserss and teachers in the room. Um, I will start off with my speech by saying good evening. Thank you to my administrators, teachers, adviserss, and classmates. My name is Liv Payne and I'm currently a junior at Lovington High School. I'm honored to stand before you tonight representing both DECA as vice president and Skills USA as a member. Simply, I want to say thank you. Thank you to this school board, our adviserss, our teachers in city of Lovington, to everyone who has supported the students like me in pursuing opportunities outside of the classroom. Because of your support, I
016was able to compete at both state level Skills USA and DECA and even attend DECA Internationals in Atlanta, Georgia. Before I continue, I also want to say something important. I'm not here to speak for every student's experience because every student's journey is different. Instead, I'm here to honor them. I'm here to honor the hard work, sacrifices, growth, and dedication of the students who represented Lovington with pride at these competitions. Every student there had a story, a goal, and a reason to show up. When people hear about organizations such as DECA and Skills USA, they often only think about competitions or trophies. But these organizations are so much bigger than that. They teach students leadership, confidence, communication, professionalism, and how to become better future leaders. At DECA State, I had another incredible experience. We stayed at
017an amazing hotel and had easiest access to the event center. And most importantly, we felt safe and welcome the entire time. I had judges that were financial adviserss who shared experiences like mine as kids. I even met a pilot during the conference who shared a story with me. I also want to segue into the fact that I again did attend internationals in Atlanta. Thousands of students around the world gathered together to compete, network, and learn about leadership in business. While I was there, me and Pamela visited places like the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, and Six Flags over Georgia. But what impacted me the most were the people that I met and the lessons that I learned. I learned from financial adviserss, accountants, teachers, and business professionals who took the time to invest in students
018like me. One message from DECA this year really stayed with me was the theme of go the extra. It means showing up when you're nervous, working harder than expected, believing in a student from a small town like Lovington can stand on an inter international stage and compete with confidence. No matter how far I travel, I proudly tell people where I'm from. I'm proud to represent Lovington. Thank you again for believing in students like me. Thank you invest for investing in our futures. and thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my story tonight. God bless you and thank you. >> Wonderful. Thank you, Liv. And I just know that our kids have represented Lovington. Um we have amazing high school kids. We truly do. And uh I know that you guys probably hear that
019a lot. I hope that you do. And we really mean it that you guys do so well in representing us. So, thank you for what you do. All right. Thank you, Mr. Pepper. >> Thank you. Thank you, Mr. >> And thank you, Liv. That was a great segue into Skills USA. And um I had the opportunity to attend their banquet the other night and they did such an amazing job. to student ran and uh so proud of the leadership skills that our uh students have. We had uh six state championships, 10 gold medals, six silver medals and two bronze medals. And we also had our Skills USA Levington chapter, the chapter of excellence. So Skills USA, if you will come up here with your uh people, please. And I think I saw Mr. Hagler somewhere.
020Yes. Okay. Mr. Hagor. >> Okay. All right. So, um, amazing. Another, um, chapter, another academic, um, group that does a wonderful job wherever they go to represent us on the state level and national level. So, um, she had to have a costume change. We're so very proud of them. And, um, Mr. Haggler, do you have a few words? I'm going to give these to you and then give the pins to the students. >> Perfect. You guys hear from me enough? You guys want to introduce yourselves? Tell them what you competed in and anything you want to say to them. >> Um, hi, I'm Roy. I'm the president of Skills USA. And, um, what was it? I competed in t-shirt design and chapter along with my teammates which are down the line. Um, they didn't want
021to sing with me. Um, but what's going on with your t-shirt? >> My t-shirt? Oh, no. I am allowed because I only got second. I didn't get first. Um, but I presented with the opportunity to go to nationals to represent New Mexico and Lington at the national level in Atlanta, Georgia. >> Oh, my name's Jackson Labor. I'm a freshman. I'm the newly appointed treasurer of our school USA chapter. And I competed in Urban Search and Rescue, which I got a silver for, and American Spirit, which I got gold for. >> Uh, hi, I'm Levi Elliot. I am a freshman. I am the new secretary here at Lovington. I competed in robotic servant search rescue when I got first and then outstanding chapter and we got second. >> My name is Rolando Gos. I am a
022junior this year. I competed in American spirit with Jackson Lambert and we got first place. I am also the current uh state uh officer vice president of the state. I don't have anything else to say. >> If you guys haven't >> Okay. And then we have our sponsors. So, um, we have another representative for on the state level. I remember Abigail Sh was the representative and now we have another student that's going to do that. So, pretty amazing. So, do you have anything to add? >> I do. I just want to say that this is a team effort. There are several adviserss, two of which are new this year. Three of which are new this year actually. Miss Norris is also new. Mr. Carter and Chef Dale, our Skills USA advisor team is second to
023none. They've pulled together. They've divied up tasks. They've made sure that their competitors are ready to go compete. And without the support of a team of teachers that are willing to train these guys in skills that would blow your mind and also scare you sometimes at the same time and the administration that allows us to do these awesome things, none of this gold and silver and representing all of New Mexico at the national level happens. So, thank you guys. And thank you guys very much. I do want to take just a second to um recognize uh Dr. Parker, who when she came to our district, she did she was the wheels behind the CTE and getting us grants, working behind the doors to fill in those wonderful applications that she loves to fill out and
024getting our um school district some major money to do some things and then um started these chapters with our kids and getting our kids in and we thought, you know, it's going to take a couple years to build this program. Well, then after the first year, we come back with state champions in national qualifier. So, we were scrambling to find some money to uh make sure that we can get them where they wanted to go because you know, Lington Wildcats, we don't do anything halfway. And so, great great um representation. But thank you, Carrie, for helping us with that. All right. And speaking of that, um she's been training Mr. Diane, who is over our CTE at the high school, works closely with all of our sponsors and kids and our administration and along with
025Dr. Parker. So, he has some exciting um news tonight and he wants to do a reveal to our board. So, invite you on up. >> You're welcome. >> Members of the board, right? >> Thank you, Miss Q. And good evening, members of the board. Thank you. Uh at this time if Art Pen here, CTE coordinator, Lington High School. All right. If if our CTE teacher would please uh stand up and along the wall. So this is my my turn to brag on my student. So Okay. All right. So was told to keep it short, so I'm going to do my best. Okay. All right. So, so I'm here tonight to introduce our amazing CTE teachers that stand here before you today. I believe most are here present exception of a few. A few either had
026prior engagements or they're actively working on event right now with their with their students in their program. So, I will allow them to introduce themselves as well as their program of study. >> Jimmy Crawford is a trainer and sports medicine. Nutrition Arts >> Cody Carter will do. >> All right. Awesome. So these uh as you can tell some of the successes that were mentioned tonight can't happen without these great adviserss, these great leaders that you know they work effortless you know tirelessly u putting extra hours outside of contract time as we know but they they do it with good intent for for our students and so they they're they're all highly competitive. They teach that in our students and u and they're they're just teaching them some great things. Right. So therefore, um, as we
027say, they've been working really hard with their students in the path the pathway of their choosing. So, not only are we just here to, uh, recognize these these great leaders here today, but we're also here to boldly and proudly announce the new branding of our CTE programs at Lovington High School. Okay, as you can see before you right above there, we are now LVTEC. Okay. And that is Lovington Technical Education and Careers. Okay. So, we we have moved the needle within the past four years. Uh we've seen some growth, tremendous growth and expansion in our programs. And so, we we kind of thought, hey, you know what? It's time. We need a we need to elevate our program as a whole, right? So, anyways, uh so we've we've done things such as program improvements. Uh
028we've we've expanded new equipment and facilities that are currently happening right now. We've been increasing community advisors within our own programs of study. Uh as you've seen tonight, uh state and national achievements for both students and teachers that you see before here. We've also had uh an outstanding number of student CTE certifications. Uh we're raising that bar and we're uh receiving more certifications. They're increasing. We have also increased work-based learning, internships for our students and expanding that as well, etc., etc., etc. Okay, there was so much I thought, you know, what what all can can I put in here? I think I had mentioned some last time. So, but I think most of all, I think what we have created at LHSCTE, now LVTEC, we have created what I believe is a culture, a culture,
029and we've created a a team if you will. And uh so this team is u of course a team of great leaders and also a team of amazing students as you witnessed tonight, right? And so LVTEK is not just a brand but it also allows our students to to um be proud to say they belong to right an organization they belong to just like you would in sports or academics. So now LVT is now what students can say hey I'm an LVTEC student now right in CTE programs. So, uh, we will, I know I speak for the team here when I say we will continue to work, you know, diligently and hard to continue to improve our programs. And, um, of course, we, you know, we just want to provide good, uh, work-based learning experiences
030for for our students to prepare them for the real world out there, right? And of course, as always, we look forward to your continued support. And you have complimentary uh merch in your bags here if you would like to take a look. >> We can open it now. >> You can open it now. >> Okay. So thank you CT LV techch leaders appreciate you. >> Oh nice. >> Okay technical education. >> Technical education and careers. >> And careers >> Lington technical. Yes. >> That's great. Thank you. >> That's exciting. >> Wow. Thank you guys. That's Mr. Williams. I think the future's bright at Levington High School. You got a lot lot going on. Is that it? Okay. Um, you are welcome to stay for the rest of the meeting, you are also welcome to grab
031a cookie and leave and it doesn't hurt anyone's feelings. So, please, those of you that were here for special recognitions, um, thank you again for being here and and to the families that support these kids. I don't I don't think we can overthink what you do for your kids every day. Thank you. That's what we always hope for is that parent involvement and engagement. So, thank you very much and please feel free to stay or go and we're going to move forward with the meeting. Thank you. >> Okay. All right. We are going to move right on into director's reports and I'm going to open it up to board members for any questions they may have as we see. This gives us a minute to figure all this out. Did you have one? >> Submitting
032call back. >> Um, while board members are looking through that, I do want to just uh a couple of quick things. Last month, we did uh vote to submit Payton Weezer's name for the nomination for the scholarship, and Miss Anel just told me before the meeting that she was one of the three recipients of that for our region. So, she will be recognized at the law conference in June and then when we get the check, we will certainly present that to her. Also, a student from Roswell and a student from Hagermanerman. So, uh, we're certainly proud of Payton and and wish her the best on that. And then on behalf of the board, thank you for all the administrators, um, as we juggled teacher appreciation last week. And you know, the hard part is the
033board always wants to be at all the schools and everybody wants Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. And so, uh, we really enjoyed getting to be in the campuses. And so, uh, to the administrators, uh, to Mr. Dea Cruz as he got the the gifts delivered for us and, uh, we we always enjoy that and I know it's a lot for administrators to juggle. So, um, I'll just take, you know, to thank on behalf of the board for that. So, >> all right. Are there any questions about reports? >> I do not. >> Okay. Hearing none. Uh, superintendent, did you have any additional information to share? >> No. >> Okay. All right. Then we're going to move right on into routine matters. We'll take items Lordy. I hope it's still one through four. One through four
034uh as part of the consent agenda. Do I hear a motion to approve those items as presented? Okay. So new. Okay. All right. I can find the rest of it. Okay. Next item. Budget adjustments. President, members of the board, you will see numerous uh budget adjustments. Um it's the end of the year and so you'll see transfers. A reminder that a transfer is moving within a fund from one what they call function series to another. So for example, 11,1,000 to 11,2300. Um at the end of the year, that's just necessary to clean that up. Uh so we did have two increase bars 25153 uh which is Medicaid and then 12,000 which is teachridge and that is there was cash uh once they completed the audit and so those are that and then I had two
035initial bars that we got documentation to add those. >> Okay. Thank you. Questions from the board. >> Do I hear a motion to approve the bars as presented? Okay. Okay. Every time I vote it goes back up to the top some scroll down. I'll get better. I'll get better. Okay. Next item, uh, donations. >> I can speak on that. Um, again, we want to thank our community members who, um, and businesses that donate so freely to our students, um, to scholarship funds, to Skills USA. And then Taylor Middle School had a color run this year for the first time. One thing that our schools are doing a phenomenal job on this year is really doing activities and fun events for our students and showcasing their talent and rewarding them uh for good deeds. And so
036TMS did a color run. They actually got squirted with colored powder and came out different colors. And uh we had um companies and businesses that sure will donate to that. So thank you to those um companies who have done that. Great. I hear a motion to approve the donations as presented. >> Second. >> Okay. May >> May I interrupt real quick? >> Absolutely. >> Um, speaking of TMS, I went through their gallery walk last week and I was overwhelmed at the time and effort the kids put into all of that. Um, they did such a good job and I so appreciate the teachers and the administrative staff. They're encouraging those kids to be so investigative and creative in what they do. Thank you, Heidi. Thank you, Miss. Okay, we're going to move right on into
037new business. First item, consider blanket approval for maintenance and transfer budget adjustment request for the remainder of the year. >> I'm back. Um, as I mentioned before, at the end of the year, you need to clean up uh any fun or functions that are over budget. And that sounds deceiving because you have plenty of money in the budget, but an example would be in your 11,000, you might have a lot of money in your 1,000, but then your oil and gas, you have a 1% fee in your 2,300. And and that's hard to predict. So, at the last minute, you're like, we may have to adjust that. I believe I've covered all of them in the ones you saw, but just in case, particularly the oil and gas if that comes in at the last
038minute higher and we need to move to cover that 1%. So, it's just to protect us. May not use it, but it Yes. >> Okay. Questions from the board. >> I'm glad you're doing this, not me. >> Superintendent's recommendation. >> Okay. Do I hear a motion to approve? >> So, move second. >> Thank you, Carrie. Okay, thank you. Next item. Consider approval of the IDAB application. >> Do you have any questions? >> Questions from the board? Okay. Do I hear a motion to approve the IDB IDAB application? >> I'll second. >> Okay. Okay. Next item. Consider approval of the revised 2627 school calendar. Okay, there's only one um minor adjustment. We are moving spring break back a week to March the 22nd through the 26th. And we're doing this in order to work um closely
039with one of our partners in education, New Mexico Junior College. And or we're going to move it forward. Yes, sorry. Back forward. Oh, guinea. And um this is also what's going to be best for our students because if we don't match the junior colleges um spring break then some of our kids will not receive a spring break because of the classes that they take at the junior college. So and then we're hoping we'll have warmer weather. >> That's right. That's right. Yes. >> And it's a little shorter time period between that and the end of school. >> It just moves us one more week forward towards summer. Yes. >> Any questions from the board? And then that's that's the one that's up currently. >> Do you have the updated um calendar? So it should be
040March 20 the week of March 22nd. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> It was a 15. >> Yes, sir. It was the week of the 15th. That's correct. And then uh Miss Stevens will be sending out communications here in the next few minutes. >> Okay. >> Yes. Or by the end of the night. >> All right. Do I hear a motion to approve the recommendations from the superintendent to adjust the calendar to represent a change in spring break? >> So move. >> Okay. Okay. Next item. First reading to consider approval of policy service advisories 273 and 274. >> So yes ma'am we have two advisories. 273 is just addressing u situations in which the district may require employees to um complete a medical exam. And then advisory 274 is just changing some of the um potential
041misleading language in that advisory. >> Okay. So it's just two. >> Any questions from the board? >> Does the district write these or is this written by the policy service? >> Policy service. >> So once you guys approve them, Vanessa sends it. I mean, it's all right. We have to do it. Okay. Do I hear a motion to approve? Oh my gosh, I lost it. consider. Oh no, never mind. It's the first reading. Sorry. Told y'all this new thing. It's bouncing around. Oh my gosh. Okay, moving right on. First reading to consider policy revisions to section G. So, we've been studying section G, right? And with our calendar change, we needed to adjust the language and change the language in our policies and all of section section G. And so I'm just bringing it to
042the board um to let you guys know that all of those revisions are being done and wanting your approval for that. Um, we are also putting a line at the beginning of every um, policy that states the contract day shall be defined as an as a signed scheduled duty day under the district calendar. We're moving away from the language of a five day week, 4 day week. We're just going to keep it that way. Yes, ma'am. So that will be on every the very first thing you see when you open up like policy G2600, G2601 or whatever, we will have that sentence at the very top along with all of the corrections to update the whole section of G to match our new calendar. >> And that's the only piece that's going to be happening
043throughout that section is just to reflect the changes we're making with the calendar. So we're not having to go into the five day or 15th or >> Right. That is correct. It's just keep it cleaner. >> Okay. Any questions from the board? It is the first reading, so feel free to read through that entire section at your uh leisure >> and reach out to the superintendent if you have any questions. >> Okay, we're going to move right into presentation and discussion of the 2627 proposed budget. And before Miss Gray gets started, I'm going to tell you, I have never seen anybody so excited to present a budget. So, I give you Miss Gray. >> We are excited to have this. >> This is true. I I have always believed that you set your priorities by
044where you spend your money. And that's one of the great things being part of Lovington, the Wildcat Nation, is that you truly live that uh truly live live that it's other people's money. It's not my money. It's taxpayers money and it belongs to the students and the staff. And every dollar should have that intention with it. And I believe that we have worked together as a team to build a budget that represents that. Uh the process takes a couple of months. So, what you're seeing is the draft and I'll go over the timeline a little bit, but this is um what will be presented and I believe y'all will vote on it on Wednesday. All right. So, this is Can't believe we're already talking 2627, but we are okay. I turned it on. Let me
045get it for you. >> There we go. Okay. Okay. Timeline for the budget. So we attended spring budget workshop in March. Next year it will be in April. That's where you get the information. Um our budget is due to the budget analyst this Friday the 15th. Uh unified application which is the process by which title one, title 2, title 4, the idea B they we were a pilot district last year. So we go in and and there's a uniform application or unified application. So everyone's kind of worked together to get that submitted early and um work through that. So that was great. Ed plan uh has been submitted early and Miss Stevens worked very hard that all right. So we use what's called a needsbased budget. uh reflects needs, priorities of the district, the directors,
046principles, includes costs that are projected and it's results from new or emerging needs. Uh we did a needs, wants, wishes list, and that is how the principles and directors communicated to us things that they need at their campus or location and then we looked at those and evaluated those. All right. So, this is kind of an overview of the different funds. As you know, operational 11,000 is where we get our state equalization guarantee. That's all the money that flows up and flows back down each year. There's the unit value. Um, and we learned that at spring budget workshop. And for anyone that wants to know, it's 711710. So, there you go. But, um, so that generated 58.4 4 million for us this year. Um, and then we have local state revenue funds that generated 110.
047So operational is what runs the day-to-day operations. Um, as you'll see in the slide, it's primarily salaries and uh goes directly to the schools. We have the teacher which we predict will generate 140,000 and including a little cash carryover pupil transportation 1.3 million uh local revenue uh 708,000 that is the 75% of oil and gas that we get to keep. For those of us that have been in school business for a while you know you used to send it all and then they took it all. right now you get to keep 75% and that extra 75% they used to keep all of it now we get to keep uh food services uh universal free lunch I will say Juan does an amazing job of managing those budgets so I worked with him athletics non-instructional material
048uh support that's your activity funds 446,000 there um And then you have your federal, which is all your 2400s, your idea B, your title one, all of the federal. Uh estimated 2.2 million total for that. Uh Medicaid uh 3.29 for that estimated state flowth through estimated 335. State direct grants 37,000 and private and local grants 15,000. Uh especially the private and local grants are subject to change as things come up and someone wants and wants to give us money and things like that. So there you go. The operational is pretty well set. We will see if they make an adjustment to the unit value. Reminder, they can do that one time a year. It's usually in January. So we'll but as of now it's up. All right. So some budget highlights. So legislature every year,
049House Bill Two as is the bill that sets all of the budget rules. This year they did mandate a 1% average salary increase. Uh they did increase uh NIPIA went up 10%. And they um mandated that we cover 80% of insurance. And I'll go over that a little bit more how that affects us in a little bit. And Palms's risk, as you know, Palm's risk is similar to your home and auto insurance. It's a liability. And how we try to keep that reasonable or do the best is that we take good care of our properties. Uh we on the survey, which I had many people contribute to the survey, Jesse, Bob, they come in and they make sure that I answer those questions. Do we have security things? Do we have this? Or are our
050playgrounds safe? And we answer all those questions. And then we get told what our what our thing is. This year it is going up 346,000 which is about the average. I think the average was 16% around all the districts. And that's just part of it control. >> It is all right. And and again we control that by how well we take care of our our district. All right. Salaries. So here's what most people care about and certainly we do. So the legislature, as I mentioned, mandated 1% average race. Uh she did not strike average, meaning you could give, you know, as long as it average. Lovington schools, we're not doing that. We're going to propose a 1% for all employees just across the board. Also, in addition to that, we're going to uh propose a
051step, an experience step. I can't tell you exactly what that is because each salary schedule's a little bit different, but it averages a little over 1% just for that. Um, so we propose that the estimated cost of both of those, the 1% plus the step for experience is almost 890,000. But I believe it's money well spent. I believe, you know, it goes back to our employees. So, all right, insurance. So, I mentioned that the legislature mandated 80% of insurance premiums to be paid by the district of all covered employees. If you remember, up until last year, it was a stair step. So, if you made under 50,000, the district covered 80%. If you made 50 to 60, the district covered 70%. And then it covered 60% if you were over 60,000. So most of our
052teachers over 60,000 we were paying 60% of their insurance and they were paying 40. Um this year 80% across the board for everybody. Uh the estimated increase for that is 1.2 million. Um again money well spent. I think it's great for our employees. Um so yeah and again I mentioned the liability insurance already. All right. So here's what really excites me. Where do you spend your money? We talked about interest. Here's where we spend our money. If you look at this um what we call functions, which is funds where it's come from, functions where it's spent, you can see that instructions 56%, uh student support is 17, and support services instruction is three. So when you add those three together, that's 76%. So 70 76% of our budget is going directly into the students into
053the classrooms into their support and then you have administration 3% school admin is 6%. So no one can really say that we're topheavy by any means uh central services and maintenance. So um I feel very good at 76% going directly to those kiddos. All right. And then salaries. So 86% of our budget is salaries and benefits. Um this is just the operational portion, but yes, 86% goes to salaries. All right. And then this next one is just kind of it gives you a little better breakout. It just shows you that that big blue one is salaries. And then you have repairs, maintenance, insurance, and just kind of gives you an idea of our the overall pie. All right. And then again, investing in our people. So where do we compare to the state national average?
054Uh if you look at with the one per uh 1.4 increase from prior year average teacher salary, um and I just took 1% and then 4% I just averaged that. They're going to see a little bit more than that, but it's going to be 83,223. The NM state average with 1% is 71,768. And then the national average is 74,942 with the 1% I projected that. So we are 11% higher than the national average. and well above the state average. All right. And then last, just kind of some reminders. What do we consider when we look at a budget? We consider academic achievement, teacher development, um community engagement, and resource allocation. Where you put your money determines where your priorities are. And so with that, I stand for any questions, comments, concerns. questions from the board.
055>> I definitely want to thank uh Pattianne and Bradley. You guys are on the finance committee and I know you guys work really closely with Carrie on this and it just really um you do a great job of carrying our message that the board believes strongly in investing in our people so they can take care of our kids. Carrie, this was amazing. I it was an amazing presentation. Will the board receive this PowerPoint? >> Yes, ma'am. It is part of your board packet, but I can send it to you directly. >> Oh, no. If it's in there, you know, I got to find it on this. YOU >> YES, MA'AM. It's like a treasure hunt tonight, you know. So, this was a wonderful presentation and I appreciate it. Again, we're not voting on this tonight.
056The purpose of tonight's was for Carrie to uh give us the information, have board members have the opportunity to process and certainly reach out and ask questions and then we'll be voting on it very soon. Yeah, very short time turnaround. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> I want I want to comment when we did teacher appreciation last week and had a chance to visit with teachers and principles at different schools. I know especially like at third grade Jessica Vuch said last year when school ended she still had five positions she had to spend the summer trying to fill but this year they're filled and and with the salaries that Lington is able to pay in the four day week we have qualified people certified people wanting to work here and and that's
057good you want people that want to be here um to do the best that they can for the kids and we really appreciate you taking care of our money the way you do. >> Yes, you do. A great job. >> HR department is very busy right now. That's good. We want them busy. >> That's a good thing. That's a very good thing. Thank you again, Carrie. And certainly if board members have questions, they can reach out to the superintendent and or Carrie. All right, moving on to public comment time. Is there anybody tonight who has public comment? Seeing none, this concludes the regular portion at this time of our board meeting. Do I hear a motion to move in to executive session as presented on the agenda? >> Oh, wait. She has to do a
058roll call on that one. >> Oh, yes. >> Yes. All right. We'll take a five minute recess. Thank you, everybody.