Hoover City Schools projects $27.7M in capital spending, highlights rising special‑education costs and staffing needs

A district finance staff member told the Hoover City Schools board that the district’s FY26 budget would include $27.7 million in projected capital expenditures and that the district expects to use $4.5 million in state funds for fleet renewal and capital outlay.

The presentation, delivered during a board meeting, also showed the district anticipates ending FY25 with the equivalent of a six‑month operating reserve and a projected moving fund balance of $148.6 million; the district’s desired fund balance was stated as $103.2 million (about five months of operating reserves).

The overview explained that $17 million of the $27.7 million in projected capital spending had already been received in FY25. The presenter said the capital projects included classroom additions, roofing and HVAC projects, athletic and theater upgrades at secondary schools, and the purchase of 69 new buses to serve new subdivisions.

"The capital project fund accounts for financial resources used to acquire capital assets which construct major capital…