Fairport board approves reserve fund plan, budget transfers and multiple personnel, policy and program items; hears K–8 facilities update

The Fairport Central School District Board of Education on Dec. 18 approved a reserve fund plan and a set of budget transfers tied to K–8 facilities planning, adopted multiple personnel and policy items and voted to enter executive session to discuss an employment matter.

The actions were part of a larger meeting that also included a treasurer's investment update, a report from the student adviser on extracurricular successes, and board discussion of ongoing consolidation and facilities planning for K'8 buildings ahead of an anticipated public vote next October.

Board members approved the district's Reserve Fund Plan for 2025 and moved budgeted amounts related to pre-referendum professional services for K'8 facilities planning (La Bella and campus projects) from operating lines toward facilities accounts. District staff said those pre-referendum expenses would be reclassified to a capital fund if a construction project is later approved.

Treasurer Matt Stevens reported the October 2024 cash activity for the general fund: a beginning cash balance of $71.3 million, receipts of about $79.0 million (driven largely by tax receipts from the Town of Perinton), and disbursements of about $11.7 million, leaving an ending cash balance of $138.6 million. Year-to-date recognized revenue was presented as about $99.8 million and year-to-date expenses about $38.4 million through October.

Superintendent Brett Provanzano and other administrators updated the board on consolidation and K'8 facilities planning. Board members said staff, administrators and lead teachers have been involved in program reviews and planning work; staff reported meetings with Facilities, Transportation, Technology and Food Services to develop transition work plans. The…