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Medina Valley ISD board approves amendment to reflect increased enrollment, transportation and summer projects
Summary
Trustees approved a budget amendment that raises the district's revenue projection by $3,975,000 and increases planned expenses by $1,606,466.06 to reflect updated enrollment figures and planned summer maintenance and transportation staffing needs.
The Medina Valley ISD board on May 27, 2025 approved a budget amendment increasing the district's revenue budget by $3,975,000 and its expense budget by $1,606,466.06 to align projections with higher enrollment and unplanned summer and personnel costs.
Miss Hermas, who presented the district financial statement for April, told trustees the district had collected about 73% of budgeted revenues and spent 66% of budgeted expenses as of the report. The board packet showed an approximate ending general fund balance reported on the cover sheet of about $2,800,000.
During the budget-amendment presentation, Miss Ternish said the largest elements in the amendment were to capture additional revenue from higher-than-expected student attendance and to address personnel costs in transportation and maintenance. She described adjustments to transportation pay accounting for driver and aide hours that exceeded the 20 hours-per-week assumption used in the original budget, and listed several maintenance items (fire alarm work at the high school, an AC unit replacement at Petrenco Elementary, and painting and beautification at La Costa Elementary). The board approved the amendment by voice vote.
Board members asked staff to ensure the overtime and extra hours are budgeted going forward. Finance staff said they will incorporate the amendment into FY25 reports and provide updated fund-balance figures at upcoming meetings.
What the board approved - Revenue budget increase: $3,975,000 (presented by Miss Ternish). - Expense budget increase: $1,606,466.06 (presented by Miss Ternish). The amendment covers transportation salary adjustments and specified maintenance projects.
Background and context - Debt service and bond funds: Finance staff reported healthy debt-service collections (over 95% of current-year taxes collected) and available interest earnings in bond accounts; Bond 2023 and Bond 2024 projects were discussed in committee updates. - The transportation funding issue stems from how driver and aide hours were budgeted (20 hours/week) and actual payroll exceeding that level during the school year.
Next steps Finance staff will post the amendment in the district's accounting system, reflect it in monthly reports and provide further detail about transportation and maintenance spending in future board packets.
