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Casa Grande board approves 2024-25 budget revision after public hearing; base support cited at $5,013 per ADM
Summary
After a public hearing, the Casa Grande Elementary School District board unanimously approved revisions to the 2024-25 budget, citing updated average daily membership (ADM), a base support level of $5,013 per ADM and a shrinking bond fund balance.
The Casa Grande Elementary School District Governing Board unanimously authorized a revision to the 2024-25 budget after a public hearing and a district presentation.
Assistant Superintendent Robert Quinones presented the revised figures, explaining the district's budget is driven by average daily membership (ADM) and noting a small shortfall relative to earlier enrollment projections. Quinones cited a base-level funding figure of $5,013 per weighted ADM, and a classroom site fund calculation that increased from $7.58 to about $7.92 in the revised figures.
Quinones also highlighted capital and bond items: the district's bond building funds were described as down to an estimated $322,000 from the 2016 authorization that produced a $4.5 million issuance in FY22. He also noted ESSER (COVID-era federal relief) funds are winding down and commended the grants team for aligning expenditures closely with allocations: “we were under a $5 discrepancy…closer to a $4 discrepancy,” Quinones said, describing an unusually tight reconciliation of grant resources.
Board members asked for longer-term fiscal forecasting tied to capital needs, particularly for special-education-related capital expenses. Dr. Lecky said the district will present a capital master plan and additional forecasting; the board heard the capital master plan presentation later in the meeting.
Following the presentation and a public hearing with no speakers on the budget item, the board voted on a motion to authorize the revised 2024-25 budget. The roll call was: President Pro Tem Stably — aye; Mrs. Sisson — aye; Mrs. Martinez — aye; Mr. Cruz — aye. The motion passed unanimously.
Quinones flagged two clerical corrections made to the previously posted materials: a typo in the base-level support figure in the posted table (updated to $5,013) and a corrected calculation of the secondary tax-rate components. The board did not adopt new tax measures at the meeting; the revisions allocate expected revenue and adjust carry-forward and capital numbers for the budget year.
The board's motion authorized the budget revision as presented and directed staff to continue forecasting for long-term capital needs.
