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Board briefed on tentative $418 million budget and a complex FEFP shift tied to vouchers
Summary
Finance staff presented a tentative $418.7 million all‑funds budget, explained state FEFP components and one‑time shifts that mask an effective reduction in base funding after the state’s expanded Family Empowerment scholarship funding is counted.
Mister Green presented the district’s tentative all‑funds budget to the board and walked members through final FEFP (Florida Educational Finance Program) components, millage calculations, and timing for public hearings.
Why it matters: the tentative budget determines what staff will plan to spend for 2025–26 and it triggers legally required public notices and hearings. Board adoption of tentative millage and the tentative budget starts a statutorily prescribed calendar that leads to final adoption in September.
Mister Green told the board the district’s total tentative budget across all funds is about $418.7 million, with the general operating fund estimated at roughly $238 million (about 57% of all funds). He said taxable…
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