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Board approves revised 2024–25 budget; trustees flagged custodial costs and rising special‑education expenses
Summary
The board approved a revised budget presented on the second FEFP calculation, set aside $700,000 of fund balance toward a systemwide custodial contract and reserved $118,000 for expanded support at Janie Howard Wilson; trustees discussed an operating gap to be amortized across schools and rising costs for contracted ESE services.
Chief Financial Officer Rick presented the revised 2024–25 budget and January financials; trustees approved the revision and the financial report as presented.
Rick told the board the budget uses the Florida Department of Education's second FEFP calculation and that the state’s third calculation had not been released; the revision therefore reflects the best available numbers but remains subject to change when the final calculation is published. He highlighted two proposed fund‑balance uses: $700,000 to cover part of a centralized custodial contract for the…
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