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Budget committee lays out calendar and seeks detailed grant and Title I allocation review
Summary
The committee adopted a draft budget calendar spanning October–May and asked staff to present last year’s and current allocations for federal grants (including Title I) and other revenue sources in October and a fuller program‑priority discussion in December.
Julie Epstein, committee facilitator, led a discussion of this year’s draft Budget & Facilities calendar and asked administration to schedule topics so the board has timely data for budget planning.
Kathy, staff member, outlined key dates: early December for health‑care increases, mid‑January for preliminary tax‑cap calculations, late January for state aid figures based on the executive proposal and final state aid figures in April. She also noted the district’s budget adoption target of April 14, a May 5 public budget hearing, and the May 19 annual vote and school board election.
Committee members requested an October presentation summarizing last year’s (2024–25) allocations from sources other than state aid and tax revenue — specifically federal grants (Title I, IDEA) and cafeteria enterprise funds — and how those allocations are set up for 2025–26. "Let's start by understanding exactly how we've allocated Title resources this last budget to inform next year's budget," one committee member said. The group asked staff to provide both the prior year allocations and the current set‑up for 2025–26 so trustees can see any changes.
The committee scheduled a December board‑level review of program enhancements and grant allocations tied to instructional priorities, and members said they would use those program proposals to determine sources of funding (general fund, grants, capital reserves, or other). Staff said more detailed staffing and enrollment projections will be available around mid‑February (course requests due Feb. 15; elementary enrollment estimates by Nov. 1) and that preliminary budget presentations will follow in March.
Trustees also asked for a repeat of a high‑level revenue review each year so the full board understands non‑property tax revenue sources and their uses. The committee agreed to include transfer‑to‑capital and capital‑reserve discussions alongside facilities planning in November and December. The committee said it intends to return to more detailed follow‑up sessions after full‑board budget workshops as questions arise.
