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Board adopts FY26 quarter‑one budget revision after multi‑month review; deficit reduced to about $465,000
Summary
The Excelsior Springs R‑II School Board approved a FY26 Q1 budget revision, moving the district from a roughly $2.3 million projected deficit to about $465,000 by tightening budgets, recoding allowable expenses, capturing federal reimbursements and negotiating vendor terms; the board approved the revision 7–0.
The Excelsior Springs R‑II School Board voted 7–0 to adopt the district’s FY26 quarter‑one budget revision after administrators described a months‑long effort to narrow a projected deficit.
District staff told the board the original FY26 working budget showed roughly a $2.3 million deficit. Through a combination of expense reductions, program adjustments, vendor negotiations and better projection of revenues and reimbursable federal funds, staff said the revised projection reduced the deficit to about $465,000.
Budget actions and assumptions described to the board included: - Adjusting revenue estimates to historical collection rates…
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