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Superintendent outlines FTE, Cognia accreditation timeline and financial position; enrollment trends noted
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Finney briefed the board on upcoming FTE (October 7) preparations, Cognia accreditation deadlines, and the district’s fund balances; staff said enrollment is slightly down, with pre‑K and kindergarten lower than last year.
Harris County — Superintendent Dr. Finney updated the Harris County Board of Education on several districtwide administrative matters including the October FTE headcount, Cognia accreditation work, and the district’s financial position and enrollment trends.
Finney reminded the board that Oct. 7 is the district’s FTE count day, which determines state funding allocations, and said data‑cleansing sessions with principals and clerks are scheduled to ensure accurate coding for FTE and CPI reporting. He noted CPI (student‑class staffing coding) timing in October and March affects state funding and that staff have sent personnel to CPI training.
The district is engaged in its Cognia accreditation cycle: "We're full on with Cognia accreditation. We've submitted our executive summaries," Finney said. He described planned classroom observations using the district’s observation instrument and set a submission deadline of Nov. 18 for accreditation materials; the accreditor will review and return a final report around Dec. 18.
On finance, Finney said July and August spending reflected start‑of‑year purchases and that an "ending fund balance" figure of $5,394,000 was presented in the packet; he described that balance as "tight" and said leadership will monitor expenditures closely through December. The ESS (E-SPLOST) balance was reported around $3,500,005 with the goal of increasing it closer to $400,000 (noting ongoing summer project payments remain to be cleared from that balance).
Enrollment discussion showed a slight districtwide decline (on the order of a few dozen students) compared with last year; Finney attributed the change to lower pre‑K and kindergarten counts and to the district’s tightened residency requirements. He said Creekside enrollment increased and that the district had already adjusted staffing for that school.
Finney said the district will begin FY 2027 planning in October and continue monitoring FTE/CPI and enrollment as part of budget projections. No formal votes were recorded on these informational items during the meeting.
