# North Monterey County Unified School District Board Meeting 10/08/2026

The North Monterey County Unified School District Board’s regular meeting on October 8, 2026, included a 45-day budget update and two procurement-related approvals. The board unanimously approved staff attendance at the California educational technology conference (CALI); no conference cost was stated. It also unanimously approved a data-center equipment purchase structured as a five-year lease-to-own arrangement. The discussion covered servers, virtual machines, and backup storage, and referenced an amount of about $340,000 and approximately $40,000 in financing charges. Staff said the existing equipment was nearing end of life and that replacing it was preferable to the increased cost of continuing to use it. A board member requested a future walkthrough of the equipment and its capabilities.

The budget update reported an unrestricted deficit of about $5.5 million, lower projected attendance and unduplicated student counts, and salary and benefit costs at roughly 95% of revenue. Staff also described a literacy grant of slightly more than $600,000, with about $850,000 in restricted-budget allocations temporarily placed pending a spending plan. The transcript does not show a vote on the budget update. The board also heard presentations on school programs and special education services, including staffing and training needs; no additional contract award or purchasing action was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [North Monterey County Unified School District Board Meeting 10/08/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q792UXrqSeI) - North Monterey County Unified School District