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New joint‑services director reviews budget changes: Clarke County projects $0.3M drop in state revenue for FY25
Summary
The school system’s new director of joint administrative services, Steve Nucci, told the board that updated fiscal projections show roughly $318,000 less state revenue for fiscal 2025, driven mainly by a lower average daily membership; the board and staff also discussed capital timing and funding adjustments for new positions.
The Clarke County School Board heard June 25 from new joint administrative services director Steve Nucci about updated revenue projections and budget adjustments for fiscal 2025.
Nucci, who said he began in the new position on June 2, walked the board through a revised revenue summary that reduced the district’s expected state funding by roughly $318,000 compared with the adopted budget. The primary driver, he said, was a downward revision to the district’s average daily membership (ADM) used in state funding calculations — the ADM figure fell from about 18.70 (budgeted) to about 18.30 in the spring count, reducing per‑pupil state aid.
The report summarized other adjustments: local revenue variances (dual enrollment and fee revenue increases) that added roughly $58,000, a small federal adjustment, and a roll‑forward of roughly $50,000 tied to an unspent Alden VA grant. Taken together, the district’s FY25 estimated operating revenue fell from the $29.2 million originally budgeted to an estimated $28.9 million.
Nucci also told the board the capital fund includes about $500,000 in purchases still to be made, including a school bus that now appears unlikely to be delivered before June 30; the likely vendor delay will require an appropriation carryforward into FY26.
On staffing and the FY26 request, administrators said the Board of Supervisors funded 99.5% of the school system’s request, leaving a $173,320 shortfall. School officials identified several offsets — an insurance discount, savings from the pre‑K move that removed a planned dean position at Cooley, and other salary savings — that together freed about $226,191 toward new positions. After accounting for the planned new positions (total cost ~$264,747), administrators recommended not funding one additional instructional assistant position at DG Cooley (about $31,433) to balance the budget; the remaining small shortfall would be covered from salary savings.
Why it matters: the board was informed that the district will be able to support most planned new positions but will withhold one planned instructional assistant to maintain a balanced budget. Nucci said staff will bring appropriation requests and carryforward language where required once delivery dates and grant‑closeout details are firm.
Board members thanked Nucci for a thorough briefing and discussed next steps for formal budget adjustments and the carryforward request.
