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District staff say 2025 general-fund change is small; updated budget will come back for action
Summary
District staff told the Winona Area Public School District board the net change to the 2025 general-fund balance is about 0.3 percent and previewed items to be included in an updated budget.
District staff briefed the Winona Area Public School District board on Feb. 6 about two budget-development agenda items: the budget-development timeline and an updated 2025 budget summary.
Director Slavi presented the timeline and said the only calendar change was moving up the nonrenewal of probationary teachers at the superintendent's request. On the budget update Slavi said the net change for the general-fund balance is about 0.3 percent. He said the net change is the result of multiple revenue and expenditure factors and summarized them: an upward adjustment to average daily membership (ADM) that the presenter said "would add about 220,000 to the revenue side of things," revised special-education revenue from the Department of Education that is higher than planned, utilities coming in slightly higher than anticipated, known health-savings contributions based on employee elections, and known costs related to special-education staffing.
Slavi also noted additional federal grants and federal carryover amounts remain in flux and will affect both revenue and expenditures; he described a $500,000 holding amount the district included at the start of the year. Regarding risk, Director Solomon asked whether federal dollars in the budget carry downside risk; Slavi said the district is monitoring the situation and "doesn't know any more than anyone else at this table" about future federal changes.
Nut graf: Staff characterized the 2025 general-fund update as a modest net change driven by enrollment, special-education revenue revisions and several expenditure items; the board was told a full budget book will be prepared for action at the next meeting.
Slavi said the updated budget and fund-balance materials will return to the board for action on the next agenda and that the underlying fund-balance figures are not expected to change materially. The board asked follow-up questions about the timing of staffing and how remaining open positions and benefits will affect final numbers.
Ending: The board treated this as a briefing; staff will present a full budget book and bring the updated budget to the board for action at the next meeting.
