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Board approves FY24 final budget and adopts proposed FY26 budget amid funding uncertainty
Summary
The board approved the final fiscal year 2024 budget and adopted the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget. Staff warned federal ESSER funding is declining, enrollment is projected to fall modestly, and some revenue figures depend on county/legislative calculations and a pending referendum.
The Weber School District board approved the district’s final fiscal year 2024 budget and unanimously adopted a proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 at the June 10 meeting after a staff presentation on revenues, expenses and fiscal risks.
Brock Mitchell, district budget presenter, walked the board through audited FY24 results, an adjusted FY25 estimate and the proposed FY26 budget. He highlighted several trends that will shape district finances: declining federal COVID‑era ESSER funds, an estimated headcount decline of about 319 students for the coming year, and reliance on non‑recurring revenue such as bond proceeds and investment earnings that are expected to diminish.
“We’re going to take you through our last opportunity as a district to modify the fiscal year 25 budget, to ensure that we're in compliance as we go into our audit, as well as the proposed budget for fiscal year 26,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell told the board the state’s Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) projection of a 4% increase underpins the proposed budget and that the district used one‑time investment earnings to help cover the proposed $1,000 one‑time bonus for licensed staff. He warned that some county property‑tax certification work remained outstanding and that the county’s software updates delayed final assessed‑value reporting to the state.
Staff also described child‑nutrition revenues and the recent move to a purchasing cooperative, which they said reduced food costs by roughly $1.5 million in the first year. District staff said new state rules will reduce some student fees for core classes and that the district expects further detail from the county to finalize tax rates. The board opened and closed a required public hearing on the budget with no public speakers and then approved the final FY24 and proposed FY26 budgets by voice vote.
Trustees praised the clarity of the presentation and asked staff to continue updating assumptions once county assessed‑value figures and referendum outcomes become final.
