Board approves July financial report and several annual agreements

The Burke County Board of Education voted to accept the July financial report and to approve several annual contracts and agreements.

The board was presented with the July financial report, which the presenter described as the first month of the fiscal year and in line with expectations. The presenter said with completion of July the fiscal year was 8.33% complete and reported total revenues of $1,678,937 and total expenditures of $5,651,809 as of 07/31/2025.

The board approved the financial report on a voice/show-of-hands vote following a motion and second. No roll-call tally by member name was recorded in the transcript.

On separate motions the board approved a CACFP meal agreement that will allow the district to provide meals for Head Start through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the CSRA regional services membership contract (hearing and vision services), and a Memorandum of Agreement with Apex for student mental-health services. A presenter said the CSRA contract this year is slightly above last year’s cost but below prior years because technical services are no longer included.

The transcript shows the board then approved a set of field trips and fundraisers for district schools and accepted an Early Head Start (EHS) report; separate articles summarize those items.

Why this matters: The financial report frames the district budget early in the fiscal year; approval of the CACFP agreement affects meal provision for Head Start children; the Apex MOU and CSRA membership affect ongoing student services during the school year.

What’s next: District staff will proceed to finalize the signed agreements and implement service delivery through the approved vendors and programs.