Governing Board approves FY2026 budget, staff pay adjustments, calendar and student fees

The Prescott Unified School District Governing Board voted to adopt the district’s fiscal year 2026 expenditure budget and approved several operational items during its July meeting, including salary-placement adjustments for two classified positions, the 2026–27 academic calendar and the list of student fees for 2025–26.

Budget adoption

The board adopted the FY2026 expenditure budget after discussion of carry-forward estimates and statutory timing issues. Administration said a projected carry-forward of roughly $2,252,801 was shown on preliminary forms as an estimate of fund balance a year from now; those carry-forward estimates are being used on the state forms rather than distributing the money across line items. Staff also explained a temporary accounting change on the preliminary forms related to the legislature’s timing: because the state had not finalized final funding calculations when the preliminary forms were prepared, the district included an inflated pupil count (ADM) projection to avoid being under‑taxed. Administration said final ADM and revenue…