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Treasurer and administrators report fiscal health, push to complete online registration
Summary
District staff reported November financials and reimbursements, auditors presented an unmodified opinion for 2023–24, and administrators said online registration outstanding families fell from 108 to 16 after outreach; the board heard updates on financial literacy and student activities.
District staff and the independent auditor gave financial and programmatic updates at the December meeting of the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education.
Jackie (Speaker 5) presented the treasurer’s report for November, reporting payroll of $1,957,399.91 and bills totaling $884,592.05 for combined November expenditures of $2,841,991.96. She said total revenue for the month was $1,070,178.95 and that, because of the Thanksgiving holiday timing, state aid deposits from the state (NDE) were received Dec. 2 and will show in the December treasurer’s report; she named the state aid deposit as $585,023. Jackie also reported federal reimbursements that posted Dec. 2: SR‑3 reimbursements of $279,000 and $279,002, an expected ESSER 3 reimbursement of $59,290 and a final Title I reimbursement of $151,780.
The independent auditor, Ryan Britz (Speaker 4), gave the annual audit presentation, describing an unmodified opinion and summarizing key figures: general receipts of $25,000,007.49 (up roughly $987,000 year‑over‑year), an increase chiefly due to property‑tax revenue, and a net increase in cash balance of about $816,000. Britz said the district had approximately $18.9 million in assets on hand and noted a single internal‑control deficiency related to financial statement preparation, a common disclosure tied to staffing and statement‑preparation responsibilities.
Administrators also updated the board on online registration (OLR) efforts. Jackie said outreach reduced the number of families with incomplete OLR from 108 last Tuesday to 16 at the time of the meeting; she reported the elementary school at zero outstanding families and the middle and high schools nearly complete. Jackie flagged technology and language barriers — including that Infinite Campus does not currently translate into Spanish — as impediments and said the district used translator services (Provio) and in‑person help to support families. The district’s goal is to have 90% of OLR completed before the first day of the next school year.
The board also heard a financial‑literacy update describing hands‑on elementary lessons, middle‑school units on credit and debt, and a required semester course at the high school; completion rates cited were 78% in fall 2023 and 81.49% in spring 2024. Student activities and community service projects were summarized in the student update.
The board approved the audit and then moved on to action items for facilities and procurement.
