Addison SD 4 places tentative FY26 budget on display, approves monthly payments and flags $58,000 safety-system upgrade

The Addison SD 4 Board of Education voted July 16 to place the tentative fiscal year 2026 budget on public display, authorize public notice and schedule a public hearing Sept. 17, after hearing a tentative-budget presentation from Assistant Superintendent for Business Missus Morgazi.

Morgazi told the board the district expects overall revenue to decline about 2.16% next year, with revenue composition at roughly 67% local, 26% state and 7% federal. She said federal Title funding remains uncertain and the tentative budget assumes about 75% of last year’s Title funds; if actual Title allocations differ, the district would amend the budget after the public hearing. Morgazi said operating funds show a projected deficit of roughly $719,000 driven largely by salaries and benefits, while a previously posted $8.9 million apparent deficit in all funds is explained by planned capital-project transfers already held in fund balances.

Board members approved the motion to place the tentative FY26 budget on display by unanimous roll call. Morgazi said the budget will be posted Aug. 1 for a minimum of 30 days and the board will consider final adoption at the Sept. 17 public hearing.

On routine business, the board approved accounts payable for July totaling $3,991,091.99 (educational, operations & maintenance, transportation, capital projects, student activity and other funds) and the June payroll of $4,198,508.12 by unanimous roll calls. Those motions were moved and seconded during the meeting and passed without recorded no votes.

During discussion of the bills list, Board Member Williams asked for clarification about a $58,000 payment to Seconds Matter for BluePoint system components. Administration said the district originally deployed a dual-receiver verification setup after three accidental activations locally (and five nationally attributed to signal or environmental interference). That redundant setup used components from multiple vendors and introduced signal-processing delays of as much as 22 seconds during tests. Administration explained the $58,000 invoice is for replacing the redundant hardware with a single, updated BluePoint system “guts” to reduce accidental activations and eliminate the latency introduced by the prior parallel systems. Staff said the district is purchasing the vendor’s newest system but did not represent a 100% performance guarantee; the board asked staff to check warranty and contract language and report back.

Williams also raised recurring homeless-student transportation costs, noting one bill exceeding $2,000 for students attending Bensenville schools while identifying as Addison residents and that district payments for homeless busing remain significantly higher than pre-COVID levels. Administration confirmed the district is legally obligated under McKinney-Vento rules to provide transportation where required and said they will continue monitoring costs.

Why it matters: The tentative budget determines what the district can spend on salaries, special education, transportation and capital work. Uncertainty in federal Title funding and rising transportation costs are risks that could require midyear adjustments if revenues fall short.

Provenance: First related transcript text begins at 00:09:20 with the tentative-budget presentation and closes at 00:40:34 with the motion to place the budget on display. Additional supporting lines on accounts payable and the BluePoint payment appear earlier in the transcript during the accounts-payable discussion.

Sources: Missus Morgazi, Assistant Superintendent for Business; Board roll-call votes recorded in the July 16 meeting minutes.