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Oak Grove board adopts working 2025–26 budget amid Title I cuts and levy‑transfer reliance
Summary
The board approved a working 2025–26 budget that includes a 2.1% staff pay increase, continuation of paid insurance and career‑ladder funding; staff warned of an 18.75% Title I cut (~$51,000) and emphasized dependence on a tax‑levy transfer to stabilize reserves.
The Oak Grove R‑VI School Board approved a working 2025–26 budget and consent agenda that district staff described as a flexible document subject to updates when final revenues are known.
District administrators said the budget was designed to include a 2.1% salary increase for staff, continuation of paid insurance and the career‑ladder program. "Title ones are our federal funds," an administrator explained when trustees asked about a recent funding reduction; staff reported a Title I cut of approximately 18.75%, about $51,000, largely affecting positions funded through federal sources.
Administration said the tax‑levy transfer on an upcoming ballot would be critical to maintaining reserves and supporting salary increases. The budget assumes certain assessed‑valuation growth and includes plans to increase reserves toward a 20% fund balance goal; staff emphasized that the document is a "working" budget and that a readoption with final numbers will occur in July when more state information is available.
Trustees asked for continued quarterly budget summaries and more frequent updates while the district navigates uncertain state and federal revenue projections. No roll‑call tally for the consent agenda was printed; the transcript records the board approving the consent agenda and the proposed budget as presented during the meeting.
