CSD - Finance Committee Meeting - November 12, 2026

The Centennial School District Finance Committee met on November 12, 2026. It reviewed year-to-date financials and a five-year forecast, including a projected $9.5 million deficit for the current budget year and rising special-education costs. The committee discussed vendor review and potential savings through competitive bidding and early-payment discounts. Planned or ongoing procurements include an RFP for custodial supplies (five vendors, with $190,000 in combined prior-year spending), an RFP for Frontline Education software (prior-year cost of $136,000), and a completed-in-October RFP for a 65-passenger bus with a lift, to use remaining transportation capital-plan funds. The district also cited a roughly $1 million Dell Chromebook agreement that is regularly put out to bid and nearly $800,000 spent on Arctic Wolf cybersecurity services. Staff said they would further analyze larger spending categories and incorporate ACH payment terms into future solicitations where possible.

The committee approved a budget-development calendar, recommended awarding the Log College double-door refrigerator purchase to the recommended vendor for $18,926 (the vendor name was unclear in the transcript), and approved the business administrator’s attendance at the 2027 PASBO annual conference; the combined motion passed 3–0. The district also reported submitting a competitive $800,000 Department of Justice grant application for its Centennial Safe at School Initiative. No other contract award or vendor selection was clearly identified.