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Cullman County Schools board approves $140 million 2025–26 budget; several consent items pass
Summary
After a final public hearing, the Cullman County Schools Board of Education approved the 2025–26 budget, which totals about $140 million and includes earmarked state and local funds. The board also approved multiple routine consent items, including minutes, personnel items, school requests, and federal program applications.
The Cullman County Schools Board of Education approved the district's final 2025–26 budget during its Sept. 11 meeting following a public hearing and a presentation of updated revenue and expenditure figures.
Miss Barriman, who presented the budget to the board, said, “This is our final budget hearing. It's number 2. So I'm not gonna go into as much detail on this one. I'll probably kinda hit the high point and just tell you some of the things I've changed since the last budget hearing.”
The board-approved budget covers all funding sources — general, special revenue, capital projects and debt service — and was described in the meeting as about $140,000,000 in total budgeted revenues. Barriman said total state foundation funds increased by about $159,000 this year and that the district's overall foundation program rose by roughly $1.4 million, most of which she attributed to the district’s matching (local) share. She also…
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