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JPS board adopts amended FY24–25 budget; administration says increase reflects final allocations, not new funds
Summary
The board adopted a final amended FY24–25 budget that administration said increases reported expenditures by about 48.6 (as presented), mainly reflecting finalized construction, ESSER-related investments, limited-tax note decisions and adjustments to noninstructional contracts; board members pressed staff to spend budgeted program dollars for athletics and JROTC.
The Jackson Public School District board approved a final amended budget for fiscal year 2024–25 during the meeting.
Margaret Purnell, executive director of business services, presented the amendment and cited Mississippi Code 37-61-21 for the requirement to present final revised budgets for incorporation into the minutes and submission to the Mississippi Department of Education. Purnell said the final amendment increased total reported expenditures by roughly 48.6 (figures presented by administration) and stressed that the increase was "not…
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