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Corona Municipal Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Corona school board takes up teacher housing lease and carpet replacement requests 1:52:10

  • The board went into executive session for an auditing firm and the superintendent to update the board on the confidentiality status of a pending audit. 3:28
  • Motions were made on the February regular meeting minutes, teacher housing repairs and AVID registration and expenses. 36:37
  • The acting superintendent's report covered a possible early childhood center for children from birth to 4 years old, and a district staff member described a 9% insurance increase for the coming fiscal year followed by an 18% increase. 51:40
  • The board took no action on the first reading of a revised leave policy. 1:51:28
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and executive session 2:08
    • The meeting was called to order at 5:31 with the pledge and a prayer. 2:08
    • A motion was made to enter executive session for an auditor firm and the superintendent to update the board on the confidentiality status of a pending audit. 3:28
    • A motion was made to come out of executive session with no action taken. 26:22
  2. Security camera installation update 26:57
    • A presenter said the district was ready to start installing Verkada equipment and asked which installer the board wanted used for additional cameras and access control intercoms. 27:09
    • The presenter suggested running the initial deployment through the APIC El Paso office, with the presenter's own team handling long-term maintenance. 30:11
    • A speaker said the district had been waiting almost 2 years and that the choice of installer was up to the presenter. 31:17
  3. February meeting minutes 33:44
    • A motion was made to approve the minutes for the February regular meeting. 36:37
  4. Payroll and bills 36:50
    • A district staff member said unspent Title I federal funds could be used for an EA and that the newest EA salary would be moved there starting in March. 37:16
    • The staff member said a purchase order charged to the wrong fund number should have been 31701 and had been fixed, and that an auditor would be engaged to help clear outstanding disbursements from fiscal year 23⁠-⁠24. 41:01
    • The staff member said the plan was to have a draft budget by the April board meeting, and a speaker said the budget would be approved in May after a public budget meeting. 42:57
  5. Budget adjustment requests 46:02
    • A district staff member said the first adjustment moved funds between functions to keep balances from going negative, including for educational retirement. 46:05
    • A speaker asked why the budget had not been balanced enough for those activities, and a district staff member said that next year the district would look at what was spent and what things cost. 47:11
    • A second adjustment would allow the district to spend a $15,000 NMSU STEM grant for spring project-based learning using robotics. 49:59
  6. Acting superintendent's report 51:40
    • The acting superintendent said there was a partial power outage at the high school and elementary on the 23rd involving the same transformers as last year. 51:40
    • The acting superintendent said April 1st would be an early release so teachers could do curriculum mapping for the new math curriculum, and a math night was planned for April 2nd. 53:22
  7. Possible early childhood center 55:19
    • A district staff member said an early childhood center could be on the district's campus and that there are grants to break ground and build buildings. 55:19
    • A district staff member said the program would be under the district's umbrella and that starting at a 2-star level would not require much. 58:02
    • A speaker asked for a plan covering property and casualty risk, building infrastructure and funding until higher star levels are reached. 1:03:19
  8. New school and project manager 1:05:38
    • A district staff member said a PSFA contact wanted it known that Corona was at the top of their list. 1:05:38
    • A district staff member said the project manager's services would be fully funded through PSFA. 1:06:19
  9. Employee health insurance costs 1:07:29
    • A district staff member said the option voted on was a 9% increase for the coming fiscal year followed by an 18% increase. 1:08:03
    • A district staff member said coverage was moving to 80/20 across the board, meaning the district would pick up 80% of everyone's insurance. 1:09:28
    • A district staff member estimated the cost to the district at close to $400,000 and said unit value funding does not work for small districts the way it does for larger ones. 1:12:39
  10. Reverse osmosis system repair 1:14:25
    • A district staff member circulated a quote to fix a reverse osmosis system in the rock building that does not work. 1:14:29
    • The staff member said Culligan had been scheduled 4 times and had not shown up, and another company was supposed to come out on the 20th. 1:15:58
  11. Principal's report and career pathways 1:16:47
    • A staff member said the high school team visited Lorenzo ISD, Floydada Schools and Roscoe on February 27th and 28th to see schools at different stages of the CEN model. 1:16:53
    • A speaker asked whether there had been discussion of the state growing the $800,000 it had earmarked for schools, and the staff member said PED had not yet joined in. 1:19:10
    • The staff member said the comprehensive literacy grant decision day is March 18th and the district is training to switch from PowerSchool to Synergy. 1:34:49
  12. First reading of leave policy 1:37:38
    • A district staff member said the policy adopted last year had items left blank and that AI was used to merge the new policy with 2 old policies. 1:38:11
    • The staff member said the policy needs to reflect how employees have been earning leave and suggested considering paid time off in the future. 1:39:43
    • A speaker said policies had been rushed through and that some were not appropriate, and asked whether someone in-house could review them. 1:44:09
    • The board took no action on the policy. 1:51:28
  13. Teacher housing renovations and leases 1:51:28
    • The acting superintendent said a teacher in a teacherage asked to replace carpet with tile at the teacher's own cost. 1:51:40
    • The acting superintendent said occupants of a teacherage had refused to sign a lease and that lawyers said eviction would take 4 to 6 weeks. 1:55:07
    • A motion was made to give authority for the needed repairs and for the eviction of the occupants without a lease. 1:58:12
  14. AVID registration and expenses 1:59:22
    • A district staff member said registering within the next couple weeks would bring a $4,200 discount as a CEN member. 2:02:49
    • The staff member said an Albuquerque option exists but would not offer as much as the institute in Dallas. 2:04:02
    • A motion was made to approve the AVID registration and expenses. 2:04:59
  15. PSFA update and meeting scheduling 2:04:59
    • The acting superintendent said the team met with the PSFA project manager and that the district still needs to resolve the CPO issue. 2:05:36

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Video: posted by the district as “CPS Regular Board Meeting March 11, 2026”