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Brookings board previews 2025–26 budget and warns of Title II uncertainty
Summary
Finance director Stacy Van Beek presented a draft 2025–26 budget totaling about $29.8 million, warned the district is conservatively assuming no Title II federal allocations until releases are confirmed, and said a $30,000 general-fund transfer is requested to cover special-education extraordinary costs.
Stacy Van Beek, the district’s director of business services, presented a draft 2025–26 budget to the Brookings School District 05-1 board and told trustees the board will adopt a final budget at its Aug. 11 meeting.
Van Beek said the general-fund budget is currently projected at $29,788,000 and that the district must plan conservatively because the U.S. Department of Education had not released certain Title II allocations by July 1. "Right now, Title II-A funding…we have to assume we're not getting any," Van Beek said, noting the district had carried $232,000 in Title funding in the prior year but could not count on that this year.
Special-education costs were a central focus: the district requested just over $1,000,000 in extraordinary-cost funds and received $979,000; Van Beek said continued out-of-district placements could increase costs and that the board would likely need to transfer funds from the general fund if state extraordinary-cost funds fall short. At the meeting she asked for a $30,000 transfer from the general fund to the extraordinary cost fund to cover immediate needs.
Van Beek also reviewed capital-outlay concerns, noting nearly $1 million remains on the Brookings High School boiler project, possible energy rebates estimated between $358,000 and $562,000 (not yet confirmed), and a five-year capital plan that estimated several million dollars in facility needs by 2028–29. Enrollment was reported as roughly steady (just under 3,500 students) but final counts will be clearer in August.
Superintendent Doctor Schultz and board members thanked Van Beek for repeated updates; trustees said they hoped federal funding would be released but planned conservatively in the August budget. The board will vote on a final budget and set levies at the Aug. 11 meeting.
