May 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM - Special Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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2. Consideration to Approve Agenda
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3. Opportunity for Audience
Description:
Any citizen who would like to address the Board will be able to do so as the item on the regular agenda. Comments will be limited to 2 minutes per subject. If further time is needed, concerns should be addressed to the Superintendent. Personnel matters will not be discussed in a public meeting. Items that appear under the heading Routine and Regular Business will not be discussed or comments taken unless it is requested that they be removed from that category and placed on the regular agenda. Action on Routine and Regular Business will be acted upon with one motion and one vote. |
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4. ADMINISTRATION
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4.A. 2026-2027 Jefferson Montessori Academy Budget (ACTION)
Presenter:
Laura Garcia, Chief Financial Officer
Discussion:
Will have carry over for the first time in 5-7 years.
Anticipate enrollment - based off 120 current school year (221). 4 grades levels that will have a wait list. STill have a $150,000 defecit. Cut it from $330,000 defecit. 910B5 - built budget on that - no growth is projected. So this year they chose not to project growth and only go on what we currently have. Title I, II - professional development. Inner contract to be Montessori trained. Want to get all elementary to be Montessori certified. State has $79,000 in restricted fund. Budgeting positive balance of $30,000.00. Plan to have $20,000 deficit left at th3e end of next year. Currently in the negative. What have you done cost cutting wise? Small admin details; sick days were not tracked. If you are off you track it and making them take day without pay if they are out of sick leave. Cut teacher in the STEM lab. Spent a lot of time cleaning up. Encumbered funds and holding staff to their contract. STaffing wise - no much change. Couple leaving and some IA's getting their license. Teachers at High salary being replaced with beginning year. Calendar wise - follow calendar by CMS. TEaching staff; alternative licensure (2). working on getting all their paperwork submitted. K-8 teacher and reapplying for K-12 license. Never been an administrator. Submit to PED for review and tell you to fix this, and that. AT June board meeting - approved budget from PED will need to be submitted for FINAL approval. Motion by Kevin to approve and seconded by Emily. |
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5. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motion by the Chair to dismiss to Executive Session by roll call to discuss pending or threatened litigation: discussion and review of Janice Rodriguez v. Carlsbad Municipal School District, et al.: D-503-CV-2025-00972. The specific statute authorizing closing is NMSA 1-15-1 (H) (7). No action will be taken in Executive Session.
Presenter:
Board President
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6. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION - By Roll Call
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7. POSSIBLE ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
Presenter:
Board President
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7.A. Possible discussion and vote re listed executive session topics.
Presenter:
Board President
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8. MOTION TO ADJOURN
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