The USD 480 Board of Education met on Monday evening at East Campus. The Board approved a Resolution to Exceed the Revenue Neutral Rate, passed Resolution No. LOP 9-14-2026 which sets the Local Option percentage consistent with the statewide average of 32.4%, and approved the Budget for the 2026-2027 school year.
Approved by the Board was the purchase of a 77 passenger bus from Midwest Bus Sales in the amount of $174,624.00, and approved the invoice from Pinnacle Fire and Automation in the amount of $10,480.00 for annual fire alarm inspections.
The Board approved the beverage Proposal from Coca Cola for 4 years. Coca-Cola offered $6,000 per year in sponsorship, $800 per year in sideline equipment, 40 free cases of product per year and a rebate of $1 per case sold.
The Board of Education passed Resolution NO. 9-14-26 which will allow the Superintendent to hire, terminate, or discipline all substitute teachers so that daily operations can flow more constant without having to wait on the board to hire this type of personnel which would cause a gap in service to the schools and students.
Agreements approved were the Subbey for the 2026-2027 school year for all campus buildings in the amount of $18,000 to assists in managing substitute teachers and filling jobs with subs externally and internally when teachers request leave, and the AVID agreements for EMS and SRMS. A new teacher bonus agreement was approved for Lytzy Barron,and SEED Agreements were approved for up to $5,000 per year for the following individuals:
- Odicea Vazquez
- Alejandra Castillo
- Blanca Perez
- Jennifer Romero
- Dalhia Baeza
Filter – $13,800.00
Content Aware – $4,600.00
Classwize – $0.00
Monitor – $13,800.00
Senturo – $6,210.00
Parent Package – $0.00
Total for year 1 – $33,580.00
