District leaders told the Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education they are cleaning enrollment records and preparing the MOSIS report ahead of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education deadline, while the district's annual secretary of the board report showed a higher-than-budgeted fund balance and staff cautioned the reserve remains below recommended levels.

Dr. Einhoff (enrollment lead) told the board that application completion rates rose from 18% in July to 88% by the time of the report and that the district is currently "running about 8,200" students as staff clean duplicates and withdrawals. She said the MOSIS report for DESE is due about Sept. 24 and that buildings and admissions staff are withdrawing records for students who have not attended this year so the data will more closely reflect students "in seats." The presentation noted that the district ended fiscal year 2024–25 with roughly 9,083 approved applications and that current figures reflect data cleanup.

Chief Financial Officer (referred to as Mr. Chance in the meeting materials) and the district secretary presented the annual secretary of the board's report (ASBR) showing an ending fund balance of 10.43% and an ending balance of $15,755,518.01 across the general and teacher funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The presenter said much of the positive variance versus budget was due to year-end hiring freezes and a March freeze on purchase services and supplies.

When asked whether the fund balance should be spent or held, the secretary advised that, to avoid the need for an annual tax anticipation note, the district would be better positioned with a fund balance closer to 20%–25% so local tax receipts can smooth cash-flow through the fall months before property tax collections arrive.

Board members asked whether the enrollment cleanup would change staffing needs and the budget. Administration said they are holding some vacant positions while enrollment numbers are verified and will report updated student counts and staffing implications in the superintendent's weekly update. The board also approved disbursements for July and heard a month-to-date disbursement summary reporting payroll and operational disbursements.

Discussion items included the causes of the difference between prior-year and current enrollment counts (duplicates, transfers, McKinney-Vento, system migrations) and the timeline to finalize MOSIS reporting. Directional items included administration's commitment to finish the data cleanup and provide an updated enrollment/staffing report to the board in next week's superintendent update. No formal budget amendments or spending decisions were made at the meeting.