Chilton County board approves financial report, multiple capital projects, property transactions and temporary kindergarten enrollment cap

The Chilton County Board of Education approved its August financial report, authorized seating bids and several property transactions, approved video display purchases, and accepted a temporary cap on out‑of‑zone kindergarten enrollment at Isabella and Verbena during a board meeting.

Board members voted to accept the financial statements for August 2025, with the administration reporting that through the 11th month the district had received 99.12% of budgeted revenues and other financing sources and had expended 87.66% of its budget. Accounts payable for the month were reported as $3,650,874.25 and gross payroll expenditures as $5,758,970.49. The general fund closed the month with revenues exceeding expenditures by $7,584,001.87 and an ending fund balance of $51,595,261.92, described in staff materials as 7.28 months of reserve (6.08 months if an advance…