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Emmett ISD finance update: state payments, levy spent and bills approved
Summary
Finance staff reported the district has received its first state payment and expects a second this week, leaving about 70% of foundation funding; the board reviewed bills (including Edmentum course software and a $2,100 restroom repair) and approved payment of the bills unanimously.
District finance staff presented an update to the board outlining recent state foundation payments, levy expenditures and modernization balances.
"We received our first state payment in August," finance staff Crystal said, adding a second payment later in the week would bring the district to roughly 70% of its state foundation funding. She told trustees that enrollment and ADA estimates affect salary and benefit calculations and that virtual‑student attendance is helping ADA recover toward earlier projections.
Crystal reported that the district’s school modernization fund entered the year with just over $1.0 million and currently holds about $8.4 (thousand or million as displayed in the report was not specified); levy funds have been fully expended on recent projects including modular ramps and a middle‑school bus lane.
During the bill review trustees asked about several line items, including a $44.55 charge for desks/printers, a roughly $13.05 charge for Edmentum course access for virtual programming, contracted speech‑language pathology services, and a $2,100 invoice for a girls’ locker‑room toilet replacement. Staff explained the Edmentum service provides virtual courses for the district’s online program and that the toilet required replacement after repairs failed.
After discussion, a motion to approve payment of the bills was made, seconded and carried unanimously.
Board members asked staff to provide clearer breakdowns of special‑education costs by fund code and to follow up with additional details on other recurring contracted services. Staff agreed to provide the requested budget code detail for special education at a future meeting.
