Hazel Park board adopts 2025-26 budget amendment after revenue and transfer updates

Hazel Park, Mich. — The Hazel Park School District Board of Education approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2025-26 at its Oct. 30 special meeting after administrators presented updated revenue estimates, grant carryovers and interfund transfers.

Monica, a member of the district's business office, told the board the state's foundation allowance per pupil increased and, using the district's blended state-aid enrollments (the Oct. state-aid report), the change produced approximately $1.28 million in additional state foundation revenue when modeled against the district's FTEs. The administration said the amendment netted an overall revenue increase of about $532,000 after removing some categorical lines that were eliminated or adjusted.

Key budget items: Administration cited that much of the revenue carryover…