At its March 20, 2025 regular meeting the Deming Public Schools Board of Education approved a slate of action items, summarized here with outcomes recorded in the public minutes.

Votes at a glance

- Acceptance of the district financial audit for FY 2023–24 (agenda item C): approved. The board accepted the audit after auditors presented an unmodified opinion and noted findings (material bond-proceeds reporting adjustment; School Personnel Act training records; minor budget overages).

- Out-of-state travel: Denning (Deming) High School and Red Mountain Middle School archery teams to national competition in Sandy, Utah, April 24–26, 2025: approved. (Approximate team sizes presented in meeting: DHS 17, Red Mountain 15.)

- Out-of-state travel: Ruben S. Torres Elementary fifth-grade trip to the Biosphere in Tucson, Arizona, April 16, 2025: approved (all fifth-grade students to attend; estimated count ~65 presented in meeting).

- Budget adjustment requests (BARs) numbered 5, 6 and 7: approved (transfers and initial budgets for professional development, bus camera funding and digital-equity funding of $46,500 were described).

- Resolution to allow part-time employees to opt in to benefits offered by NMPSIA (annual resolution): approved.

- Policy amendment process: Board voted to allow an amendment to the "Electronic Communication During Instructional Day" policy to be adopted in a single meeting under existing policy B-2600/B-G (first- and final-read accelerated): approved. Subsequent motion adopted specific policy amendments that restored exceptions for extracurricular trips and other listed exceptions; passing-period/lunch exceptions were not reintroduced.

- School closures and reconfiguration: Resolutions authorizing closure of Members (Vista) Valley High School and closure of the school formerly located at the county detention center were approved; the Members Valley program will be transitioned into Deming High School as a program within the school.

- Technology procurements and E-Rate projects (items J–P): approved. Items include student devices for incoming freshmen (range of ~$227,780.63–$250,558.07 due to vendor quote volatility), Lumen internet circuits, network refreshes, bus Wi‑Fi pilot, firewall and Wi‑Fi licensing renewals; staff noted substantial E-Rate reimbursement is expected on eligible items.

- Acceptance of the district technology inventory audit for SY 2024–25 (item Q): approved. The audit initially listed ~450 missing items; follow-up reduced the count to ~418; most missing items are older or student-issued devices and the depreciated value of missing assets is small.

- Approval of academic calendars for 2025–26 for Early College High School and P-K program(s): approved.

- Agreement/Resolution to remain a member of the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments for 2024–25: approved.

Motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the public roll calls. Where detailed vote tallies beyond roll-call affirmations were not specified in the transcript, the outcomes above reflect the board's recorded approvals in open session.