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Athletics department seeks more staff and $3M‑class budget; board members ask for detail on supplementals and nonpayroll increases
Summary
Chief of Athletics Victoria Jones presented a fiscal‑year 2026 request that would keep 12 FTE and a roughly $3,000,000 athletics budget (including about $1.5 million in supplementals). Board members pressed for details on how supplementals were computed and what drives increases to purchased services and dues/fees.
Chief of Athletics Victoria Jones outlined the Dayton City School District athletics department’s fiscal‑year 2026 budget request at the March 18 board meeting, asking for 12 full‑time equivalents (FTE) and a total budget figure she described as "around $3,000,000," which she said “does reflect our supplementals, which is around $1,500,000.”
The request as presented: Jones said the department is requesting 12 FTE for FY26 and described payroll and non‑payroll components. "Payroll, we are requesting 1,800,000," she said; she added that the FY25 approved total salary was about $3,100,000 and that non‑payroll for FY25 was $1,400,000. For FY26 Jones said the department seeks $1,800,000 in non‑payroll (an increase she summarized as $350,000 over FY25), noting that some object codes — purchased services, supplies, equipment, dues and fees — make up that line.
Board questioning: Board member Mr. Lacey asked whether the department could provide a line‑by‑line figure for supplementals and how the number was computed. Jones replied she works with the treasurer’s office and that supplementals vary by sport, with some increases tied to more game workers. Mr. Walker asked for clarification about increases in purchased services; Jones said the category includes the Premier Health contract, accidental insurance, the Dragonfly system for game workers, helmet reconditioning and outside food vendors. A separate question on increased dues and fees elicited an explanation that costs rise with added sports and indoor competitions and can be invoiced per student or per team.
Program priorities: Jones said the department’s top areas of focus are professional development, camps and clinics, branding and resources, equipment and supplies, and the game‑day experience. She told the board the FY26 work would emphasize human development and staffing rather than capital projects.
What was not decided: The board did not vote on the athletics budget request at the meeting; members asked for more detail and asked staff to provide supplemental breakdowns and the calculations underlying proposed increases.
Ending: Board members encouraged staff to return with clearer line items for supplementals and purchased services so the board can evaluate tradeoffs before any budget decisions are finalized.
