Discussions about how much school officials can spend on a purchase withou prior board approval create heavy debate Thursday night between a school board member and the superintendent.Current district policy gives the superintendent the authority to make any purchases under $50,000 without prior board approval. Once the price reaches $50,000 or more, administrators first need to get permission from the board.Kevin Telchik, elected to the board in May, asked for more board involvement in administrative decisions. He is a Certified Public Accountant with over three decades of experience in auditing school budgets.He initially proposed the spending threshold be lowered to ...