The Judson Independent School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved amendments to the district's 2026 fiscal-year budget that adjust revenue and raise the expenditure ceiling to accommodate a newly adopted compensation plan.
The board voted 7-0 to approve the attached budget amendments after a presentation from district finance staff and a brief trustee discussion.
Administrators said the amendment adds roughly $30,259 in revenue (insurance reimbursements and state funds for police training) and increases expenditure authority by roughly $7.8 million to cover costs of the recently adopted compensation adjustments. After accounting for a planned transfer to a self-funded fund, the revised documents show a deficit in the mid-30 millions of dollars range.
District staff described a new four-column budget-amendment format meant to make changes easier to track. The first column shows the original budget adopted on July 1; a second column shows the budget as of July 31; the third column shows proposed changes; and the fourth column shows the projected budget after the amendment.
"The total cost of it is roughly 7,800,000," a district staff member explained during the presentation, describing the effect of the compensation items on the expenditure side. Trustee discussion praised the new format as clearer for board oversight and monthly tracking.
Trustees asked for clarity on how the board's previously adopted decisions and state resources (House Bill 2 was referenced during related public comments) were reflected in the revised figures. The finance staff said prior board actions and House Bill 2 allocations had already been incorporated into the July 31 column and that the current amendment shows the incremental changes.
Administrators said they will bring monthly updates so trustees can monitor the district's deficit and the effects of any further adjustments. Trustee Stanford, who moved the amendment, and Trustee Kenoyer, who seconded, said the format will help trustees follow deficit changes in real time.
The board approved the motion: "to approve the attached budget amendments to the budget for the 2026 fiscal year."