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Lovington Public Schools board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

1 h 11 min · 0 public speakers

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Lovington school board takes up purchase of activity buses against $1 million budget 47:15

  • The board also discussed a lease agreement for the cell tower at Wildcat Stadium, with a staff member saying Option A would require a 30-year lease and generate about $228,952 over 30 years. 31:04
  • A motion was requested to approve the lease agreement, Option A, as recommended by the superintendent, and a speaker offered a second. 40:21
  • The board heard a presentation on buying Coachliner activity buses, a 2026 demo model and a new 2027 model, and a motion to approve the purchases of the buses as presented was requested and a second was heard. 48:13
  • A district staff member said the district had budgeted $1 million for the buses. 1:05:32
Item by item (13)
  1. Oath of office and opening 2:09
    • A new school board member took the oath of office at the start of the meeting. 2:09
    • Guests were introduced, and a motion to approve the agenda as presented was made and seconded. 3:50
  2. Recognition of building administrators 4:51
    • The superintendent recognized the district's building administrators, who attended as special guests. 4:51
    • A speaker thanked the administrators for their principal reports and asked about campus programs, including an award for cafeteria behavior. 9:04
  3. Director reports 13:03
    • A staff member said fencing was going up on the parking lot project that week and light poles went up the week before, and a staff member said a roofing project was replacing the old tar and gravel with TPO-style roofing. 13:32
    • A speaker noted differences in coaching stipends and the ratio of students per coach across sports, and another raised a student discount at games, which a speaker said currently cost $5 for everybody. 15:08
    • Speakers said activity tickets cost $20 for students and $40 for adults, and a speaker said a coach could coach at most 3 sports. 18:55
  4. Approval of minutes 23:19
    • A motion to approve the minutes as presented was made and seconded. 23:19
  5. Milk and copier bids 24:01
    • A staff member said the district recommended Yandy's for milk and Document Solutions Inc. for copiers. 24:18
    • The staff member said the copier bid covered the machines only and that the district would seek bids for service next month. 24:43
    • A motion to approve both bids as presented was made and seconded. 25:00
  6. Budget adjustments 25:27
    • A staff member said the adjustments included $900,000 for the playground, a decrease for transportation to match the actual allocation, and $281,890 and $281,900 for the grads program. 25:35
    • The staff member said it was the first time the district did not have the transportation number going into the budget. 26:48
    • A motion to approve the budget adjustments as presented was made and seconded. 27:04
  7. Donations and financial reports 27:35
    • Motions to approve the donations and the financial reports as presented were made and seconded. 27:35
  8. Out-of-state student travel 29:00
    • A staff member asked the board to approve out-of-state travel for a student to represent Lovington and the state of New Mexico at SkillsUSA in Washington, DC. 29:12
    • A motion to approve the travel was made and seconded. 30:10
  9. Cell tower lease agreement 30:55
    • A staff member said Option A would extend the lease, expand the site by 183 square feet, give the district 15% of profit from added carriers and $1.25 monthly per square foot for extra land used. 31:04
    • A staff member said the rent would go from $660 a month to $400 and something a month if the district did not choose Option A, and that the current lease ends in 2027. 33:08
    • A speaker asked how a requested decrease squared with an escalation clause in the original agreement, and after a motion was requested to approve the lease agreement, Option A, a speaker offered a second and expressed a wish to feel more confident. 37:32
  10. Annual membership renewal 41:19
    • A staff member said the item was the annual renewal package, and another staff member said of consistently using the organization on a weekly basis for questions that could not be answered elsewhere. 41:31
    • A motion to approve the membership as presented was made. 42:51
  11. Updated internal controls manual 43:13
    • A staff member presented the updated internal controls manual. 43:21
    • Asked whether a one-dollar increase for student meals was enough, a staff member said it was not and that it was on the list to add to next year's budget. 43:46
    • A speaker asked about fundraisers using Cash App, and a staff member said none of the Cash App money goes to the district. 44:21
  12. Purchase of activity buses 47:15
    • A staff member said the Coachliner seats 56, compared with current activity buses that carry 40 to 44 passengers, and is made of steel rather than having wood flooring. 48:13
    • A staff member said the demo bus would arrive in 4 weeks and the new one in 10 months, and that prices had changed by $75,000 since March. 54:25
    • A staff member recommended approval, a staff member said $1 million was budgeted, and a speaker said the total, if the same options were added to the new bus, was $949,650. 1:01:24
  13. Announcements and public comment 1:09:18
    • Board members were reminded of a region meeting on September 21st and an annual conference in December. 1:09:18
    • No public comment was offered, and a motion to adjourn was made. 1:09:45

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Video: posted by the district as “LMSD School Board Meeting - September 14, 2026 @ 5:00 PM”