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Franklin County schools outline 2026 budget, request $1.5 million in additional appropriations
Summary
Business manager Kendra Franks presented a proposed 2026 budget totaling $32,351,410 and a bus replacement plan; the board held a separate public hearing and later approved an additional appropriation request of $1,000,000 for the education fund and $500,000 for operations to provide spending flexibility.
At a public hearing on Sept. 8, Franklin County Community School Corporation business manager Kendra Franks presented the district's proposed 2026 budget, the bus replacement plan and a capital projects plan, and later the board approved an additional appropriation request for the 2025 budget.
Franks told the board the proposed 2026 budget totals $32,351,410, broken out as an education fund of $17,000,000, an operations fund of $8,100,000, a debt service fund of $6,251,410 and a rainy day fund of $1,000,000. "For the 2026 budget, bus replacement plan, and capital projects plan... we are advertising for a budget in education fund at 17,000,000, operations fund, 8,100,000, debt service fund, $6,251,410, and the rainy day fund at $1,000,000 for a total 2026 budget of $32,351,410," Franks said.
On transportation, Franks…
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