Board approves $37.7 million February 2025 budget amendment, redirects capital funds for Frasier High School

The Shelby County Board of Education approved a February 2025 budget amendment that raises the district’s all‑fund budget by $37,664,324, the administration said.

Finance director Mister Langston told the board the general fund will increase by $27,712,671. The administration identified roughly $12 million of that increase for maintenance projects and said more than $8 million is set aside for a spring science textbook adoption. The capital budget realignment moves roughly $33.8 million from a planned East Region high school project to fund additional costs for the new Frasier High School after the county commission amended its capital plan, Langston said. Non‑federal revenue rose by about $10 million because of state school improvement grants included in the amendment, he added.

“When we have the accurate TISA outcomes we add those outcomes,” Langston told commissioners, referring to updated state funding figures the district received after the budget process. The district plans to use the added general‑fund dollars for maintenance, student technology supplies and curriculum purchases.

Board members asked administrative staff about the risk to federal funding; Derek Morris, director of federal programs, told the board the district expects funding for school year 2025‑26 that has already been appropriated but said funding beyond that year is not guaranteed. “If we don’t get the funds, we’re looking at staff reductions, counselors and other Title‑funded positions and program cuts,” Morris said.

Commissioners voted to adopt the amendment in a roll‑call vote; the motion carried, recorded as affirmative across the board.

The board’s approval aligns district budget documents with county changes to capital allocations and authorizes the additional maintenance, instructional and grant spending reflected in the amendment.