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Randolph County school board reviews first‑quarter finances, charter billing and enrollment trends
Summary
Board finance staff reported first‑quarter revenues and expenses across major funds, highlighted charter‑school billing timing and a coming liquidation deadline for extra state funds, and described enrollment totals and mobile‑unit inventory.
At the same work session where the Workforce Roadmap was presented, the board reviewed first‑quarter finances and student‑assignment data.
The finance presenter (speaker 5) reported first‑quarter spending in the current expense fund and attributed part of the year‑over‑year increase to a 3% salary step. The presenter also described federal program spending trends, capital‑outlay timing differences and a meaningful drop in school‑nutrition revenues for the quarter driven by the absence of certain USDA grants this period.
Cash balances were shown as of Sept. 30, 2024, and staff warned that seasonal outflows (such as supplement payments in November) will reduce available cash. The presenter also told the board that extra one‑time funding had ended on Sept. 30 and that the district is in a liquidation window that runs to Dec. 29, 2024, when invoices encumbered by Sept. 30 must be paid.
On charter enrollment, the presenter outlined four years of reporting and said this year about 1,005 students were reported as attending charter schools so far, with five charters still to file reports accounting for roughly 45 students that would raise the billed total when reported. The presenter showed an average per‑student charter billing figure for submitted claims and explained the monthly verification process used to confirm residency before payment.
Enrollment and capacity figures were reviewed: staff reported 14,988 students district‑wide (including pre‑K) under the first‑20‑day counts used for the report, 970 reassignments (students attending nonassigned district schools), 424 releases and 363 admissions yielding a net system loss of 61 students compared with the prior year in that reporting window.
Board members also pressed staff about mobile classroom units (trailers). Staff said the district currently owns 69 of the roughly 80 trailers on district property and that trailers have been relocated between campuses; board members asked staff to provide an inventory of usable versus unusable units and discussed options including sale or disposal.
No budgetary votes were taken at the work session; staff indicated follow‑up actions on verification of charter billing and continued monitoring of energy costs for winter.
