Blackhawk SD board adds consent items for March 19, begins budget season and approves student travel

The Lyle Austin Board of Directors on March 12 moved multiple consent and agenda items to its March 19 voting session, heard a preview of the district’s budget schedule from Superintendent Dr. Panetta and approved student participation in several upcoming competitions.

Mister Schroeder moved to add finance consent items 9.2–9.6 to the March 19 voting session; Chair Maya seconded. The board discussed the timing of budget work and then approved the motion by voice vote. Schroeder outlined the items as including a grant award, a general operating budget item for the Deer Valley Intermediate Unit, a residential-property assessment settlement and next year’s audit engagement letter.

Dr. Panetta previewed the budget season, telling the board: "Next week, we will begin hitting our budget season pretty intensely." She said state information is expected at the end of the month and that April will be a heavy month for budget work with May set as the implementation month for decisions.

Other routine business included motions to add a special education settlement and a Keystone ESL services agreement (items 12.1–12.3) to next week’s consent agenda, and separate motions to add items 14.1–14.3. The board also moved and approved student participation in state competition travel (including a bocce championship) and congratulated students for recent achievements.

There were no public commenters signed up on agenda items at the meeting, and the board concluded with housekeeping, congratulations to staff and an adjournment. Several motions were approved by voice vote; no roll-call vote tallies were provided in the work-session transcript.