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Gilbert Unified board approves FY2026 budget revision No. 1, adds state aid and federal grant line items
Summary
The Gilbert Unified District governing board approved its first revision to the fiscal year 2026 budget, recording a correction to weighted student counts and adding previously omitted state add‑ons and federal grant lines. The board also authorized an executive session to discuss an intergovernmental agreement.
The Gilbert Unified District governing board on Thursday approved its first revision to the fiscal year 2026 budget, increasing maintenance and operations (M&O) revenue after a correction to state form data and adding previously omitted state and federal line items.
The board voted to approve “fiscal year 2026 budget revision number 1” after a presentation from the district finance team. “We were conservative when we proposed and adopted, and we we didn't know at the time what the state was going to do with the prop 1 2 3 or the other add ons, so we left them off,” said Miss Matinon, a member of the budget team, summarizing the change in state-reported add-ons.
Why it matters: The revision increases resources available for day‑to‑day operations and records federal grant awards the district expects to spend, which will affect internal budget authority and reporting to the state.
Key changes cited in the presentation: - A data correction on state forms increased the district’s weighted student count by 100, producing an estimated…
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