The Nebo School District Board of Education unanimously approved its final amended budget for fiscal year 2024–25 and adopted the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025–26 during its June 11 meeting, and the board approved several district policies in the same session.

Business administrator Michael Harrison presented the budget books and key figures before the public hearing. The board adopted the amended 2024–25 budget and voted to approve the proposed 2025–26 budget without members opposing the measures.

Harrison told the board the district’s combined revenue across seven funds was about $622 million and planned expenditures were about $667 million; the general fund budget proposal for 2025–26 is roughly $463 million. He said the district’s energy‑efficiency program has reduced energy consumption by about 31% since the program began and that avoided utility costs totaled nearly $17 million over the program’s life. The presentation also explained that a large recent increase in online‑program enrollment made multi‑year enrollment charts look like a drop, even though in‑seat enrollment was expected to rise slightly.

During the meeting the board also adopted or approved the following policies and items (all motions passed unanimously unless noted): student fees (policy J); student electronic devices (policy JDE) — adopted as draft 2 after work‑session edits; employee retirement eligibility (policy GCPC); student instruction and materials (policy IIA) with an HB 77‑related flag display prohibition added; management of concussions and head injuries (policy JHG) updated to reflect statutory recodification and provider documentation requirements; student substance abuse policy (JDB); and an early‑retirement request that the board approved.

Board members asked staff to publish the budget documents and to distribute budget and compensation details to the public. Michael Harrison noted preliminary county valuation information suggesting assessed values had increased, which would lower certified tax rates; the district does not recommend a truth‑in‑taxation hearing at this time. The board approved the amended and proposed budgets by voice vote and certified the required budget resolutions.

Votes at a glance

- Final amended budget, FY 2024–25: motion to adopt passed unanimously (mover: Shauna Wernick; second: Kristen Betts).
- Proposed budget, FY 2025–26: motion to adopt passed unanimously (mover: John Taylor; second: Scott Wilson).
- Policy J (student fees): adopted (mover: Scott Wilson; second: Rick Ames).
- Policy JDE (student electronic devices, draft 2): adopted (mover: Kristen Betts; second: Shauna Wernick).
- Policy GCPC (employee retirement eligibility): adopted (mover: Rick Ames; second: Scott Wilson).
- Policy IIA (student instruction and materials; HB 77 flag display language): adopted (second: Crystal; mover not specified in record).
- Policy JHG (concussions and head injuries): adopted (mover: Scott Wilson; second: Rick Ames).
- Policy JDB (student substance abuse): adopted (mover: John Taylor; second: Rick Ames).
- Early retirement request: approved (mover: Kristen Betts; second: John Taylor).

Board members and staff said they will continue to monitor enrollment trends (including online enrollment via OpenEd/MyTechHigh) and fund balances, and the superintendent and business office will publish final certified tax‑rate details when county certifications are released.