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Interim CFO details FY26 transfers; board approves adjustments to align coding and restore services
Summary
Rob Watkins presented a set of FY26 transfers that reallocate funds to correctly charge AP testing, add a nursing position in health services, and move funds for contracted psychologists; the board approved the requested amendment to the unrestricted FY26 budget.
Interim Chief Financial Officer Rob Watkins told the Queen Anne's County Board of Education on Oct. 1 that routine transfers were needed to align expenditures with Maryland finance guidelines and recent grant notifications.
Watkins said the district recorded a reduction in prekindergarten funding ($48,583) and a reduction in nonpublic placement funding ($14,606), offset by an increase in college- and career-readiness funds ($29,901), producing a net decrease in revenue of $33,288 for the current period. To align charges, Watkins requested a set of transfers: $109,901 to category 1 administration (including $80,000 reclassification from category 5 to 1 to pay for AP testing in the correct budget location); $87,812 from category 2 to category 8 to fund a nursing position through a county public health partnership; $3,660.95 from category 4 to category 5 for a CTE project; and $52,500 from category 6 to category 5 to pay for contracted substitute psychologists.
Watkins said these moves generally do not change the bottom line; they reclassify spending so it is reported in the correct categories and support compliance with the state 'blueprint' finance rules. The board approved the transfer amendment in open session and authorized the superintendent to send a letter to the county commissioners outlining the changes.
The board also discussed ongoing changes to procurement and purchase-order practices designed to strengthen encumbrance and reporting of future obligations.
