Clayton County Board tentatively adopts FY26 budget; board approves moving to public hearings 7–1

The Clayton County Board of Education voted 7–1 to tentatively adopt the superintendent’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget and move the proposal to the required public‑hearing phase.

Mr. Harrington (staff member) opened the presentation and said the district’s general fund would remain the primary focus. Ms. Bivens (staff member, business services) presented detailed revenue and expenditure figures: the budget projects $728,750,009 in total revenues across all funds and proposed general‑fund expenditures of $741,000,000, producing a projected general‑fund deficit of $12,200,000. The presentation showed a projected beginning general‑fund balance of about $160,000,000 and an estimated June 2026 fund balance of…