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Spring ISD leaders outline budget gap, fund balance and one‑time “disaster pennies” option
Summary
Administration presented a 2025–26 budget framework showing a remaining $13 million recurring deficit, a roughly $102 million fund balance (about 29% of expenditures), and proposed use of a one‑time disaster penny levy as one option to raise near‑term revenue.
Dr. Lupita Hinojosa, superintendent of Spring Independent School District, opened the special called session on Feb. 18 by asking trustees for an interactive budget discussion as the district develops its 2025–26 budget.
The immediate picture: Miss Westbrooks, staff member, told the board that the district began the 2024–25 cycle with about a $13 million structural deficit after previous reductions and that administration has eliminated roughly $22 million of prior shortfalls over two budget cycles. The district’s audited fund balance was presented at just under 30 percent of expenditures — roughly $102 million — which staff described as a one‑time resource and not a long‑term solution for recurring shortfalls.
Why it matters: Fund balance is used to manage timing differences and emergencies; staff said the district’s target is roughly three months of operating reserves. Trustees were also…
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