ON THE AGENDA

APPOINTING A DISTRICT AUDITOR

The district is required by the state education code to select a

district auditor before April 1. For the past nine years, Varvrinek,

Trine, Day and Co., certified public accountants, has been retained.

What to expect: Although three proposals were submitted to the

district, the district audit committee has recommended the school board

enter into a three-year contract with the same firm used for the last

nine years. The contract, which trustees will consider approving, will

cost $32,000 in the first year, $33,500 in the second and $35,000 in the

third.

ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

Each spring, district staff update the projected student enrollment in

the district for the upcoming five years. These numbers are used for the

preliminary budget, housing and staffing considerations. The projections

are prepared by an outside demographer who will update the numbers again

after intra-district transfers in mid-April and then again in August

before school opens.

What to expect: District staff will present the information to the

school board.

PLANNING MEASURE A REPAIRS

Now that the project management firm has been chosen to oversee the

$163-million school repairs, the first phase of the project will begin.

It will include the establishment of a detailed schedule and budget.

What to expect: The board of education must appoint a board

subcommittee to work with the citizen’s oversight subcommittee and

project managers on the schedule and budget.

FYI

* WHO: Newport-Mesa Unified School District board

* WHEN: 7 p.m. today

* WHERE: 2985-A Bear St., Costa Mesa