Chino Valley board adopts 2025–26 district expenditure budget; officials cite conservative estimates

The Chino Valley Unified School District governing board adopted the district’s 2025–26 expenditure budget at its July 14 meeting after a statutorily required public hearing.

Superintendent and finance staff told the board the adopted numbers mirror the proposed budget previously posted and that staff intentionally kept assumptions conservative while awaiting final verification forms from state agencies. The superintendent said the current presentation uses a working figure of 2,058 students carried forward from prior verification and that, if certified counts rise, the district’s state funding could increase by roughly $150,000 per additional thousand students.

Nut graf: Adoption makes the district’s fiscal plan official for submission to state school finance authorities; staff emphasized that final state forms and later verified student counts can change actual revenue after adoption.

Board treasurer/presenter gave a year‑end finance report that the district expects to carry forward roughly $550,000–$600,000 into 2025–26 after late invoices and receivables are finalized; capital spending was reported at about $746,000 spent with encumbrances remaining. The presenter said detailed final numbers will be available in September and October, after all grant and late fiscal year closings.

The board moved to adopt the budget during the public hearing, and the motion passed by voice vote.

Ending: Board members and staff said they will bring final year‑end numbers to upcoming meetings and the district will monitor student verification counts that could alter state funding later this fiscal year.