Board reviews TISA funding estimate, health and retirement costs; district plan approved

Speaker 1 told the board that the packet includes February through April TISA (state funding) estimates and that the district's average daily membership has declined this school year, which will slightly reduce state funding; a May estimate was expected in the coming days. "Our enrollment numbers have diminished somewhat across the course of this school year," Speaker 1 said.

Speaker 1 also said the packet shows the district's maintenance-of-effort amount "is around $4,000,000,000" (as transcribed) and explained that retirement rates for certified teachers are set by the state while local government sets rates for classified staff. Speaker 1 added that Stacy included an approximate 8% increase in health insurance costs for the current year.

On federal funds, Speaker 1 said the district's federal funding (including SPED/IDEA) appears in the packet and noted there was an initial pause in some federal commitments under the Trump administration; Speaker 3 clarified that federal funding "has not been limited this year" and that the allocations in the packet are planning allocations from the state.

Speaker 3 described budgeting choices tied to the district plan and said, "88.6% of our Title I budget is just salary savings," noting the district would examine materials before personnel if funding decreased. Speaker 1 confirmed the district plan was approved this week and emphasized that school-level improvement plans and federal program spending will tie back to the district strategic plan.

The board did not take formal budget actions at the meeting but encouraged members to ask questions of staff (Stacy) before next steps.