Vicksburg Warren school board approves financial report, adds outside counsel and tables athletic handbook revision

The Vicksburg Warren School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 20 accepted monthly financial reports showing the district—und balance had risen substantially from the prior year, approved multiple claims and engagement letters, authorized outside counsel for a personnel hearing, and tabled a proposed athletics and activities handbook for rewrite.

The board accepted the district—inancial report for January after hearing from finance staff that revenues and tighter spending contributed to a current fund balance of $26,047,794, which the superintendent described as 36.6% of the district—und maintenance level. "Currently, we sit at $26,047,794," the superintendent said during the presentation.

Board members pressed district staff about the jump from the prior year. A trustee asked why the fund balance had more than doubled from 17.45% in 2024 to 36.64% now; the superintendent credited closer oversight by finance staff, reconciliations of old accounts and 0-based budgeting that curtailed planned spending.

The board also discussed the district—xposure to federal funding changes. Trustees asked how much the district had already spent but not yet received in federal drawdowns. Finance staff said monthly drawdowns occur and pledged to provide the board with the remaining allocation for the fiscal year; a trustee asked for a ballpark figure so the board…