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Warren Township High Board approves tentative FY26 budget, $4.18M in payments and budget transfers for locker-room project
Summary
The Board of Education approved a tentative fiscal year 2026 budget resolution, authorized payment of $4,184,535.64 in bills and signaled an additional transfer to cover remaining locker-room construction costs; administrators said some figures remain preliminary.
The Board of Education of Warren Township High School District 121 approved a resolution to prepare the tentative fiscal year 2026 budget on Aug. 19 and carried several related financial actions. The board also approved payment of bills dated Aug. 19, 2025, totaling $4,184,535.64 and authorized budget transfers related to the new locker-room project.
Superintendent Dr. Wiesman and district finance staff told the board that revenue projections are largely settled but some expenditure lines — notably salary and insurance — remain being finalized. “The budget is fluid,” a district finance presenter said, noting staff were reconciling payroll and final costs ahead of the September final budget. The district reported a $121,821.58 increase in state evidence-based funding and said corporate personal property replacement tax collections were up about 2% this year.
Administrators said they are budgeting for routine maintenance and capital projects, including $4,000,000 for phase 1 of the Almond Campus roof. The district moved $11,000,000 earlier for the locker-room program and said it will likely transfer additional funds — “up to, like, $7,000,000” depending on final construction costs — to complete the project. Officials said most of the current locker-room costs will come from this year’s budget.
Board members voted by roll call to approve the tentative-budget resolution; the motion carried. The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with SGA Youth and Family Services and an intergovernmental agreement with the Exceptional Learners Collaborative (ELC) as consent items.
The district said final budget numbers will be firmed for the September meeting and that administrators will continue to monitor supply and contract price changes before presenting the adopted budget.
A vote to adopt the final budget is scheduled later in the fall under the district’s normal timeline.
