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Queen Creek Unified board approves revised FY2025–26 budget after ADM capture
Summary
The Queen Creek Unified School District governing board approved a revised FY2025–26 expenditure budget after a public hearing; the revision captures increased average daily membership (ADM), raises the revenue control limit by just over $4 million and accounts for the district's override, which adds about $16 million to the operating budget.
The Queen Creek Unified School District governing board on Tuesday approved a revised FY2025–26 expenditure budget after a public hearing and a presentation from budget director Jessica Johnston.
Johnston told the board the revision captures ADM increases identified in November and adjusts the district's revenue control limit upward by just over $4,000,000. She said the district's revenue-control override "equates to just over $16,000,000 for this fiscal year," funding priorities the voters reauthorized last fall including salary and benefits, reduced class sizes in K–8, reading and math interventionists, secondary math lab hours, summer bridge programming and career and technical education supports.
The presentation explained the revision uses updated weighted ADM calculations and actual carry-forward amounts from fiscal 2025. Johnston said the carry-forward included “just under $3,000,000 in capital”; the putative amount described in the transcript for M&O carry-forward was not specified in the presentation materials. Johnston recommended approval and the board voted to adopt the revision by roll call; the record shows board members Samantha, Jennifer and Kelly voting "aye." President Davis called for the ayes and declared the motion carried.
The budget director said the district will present a final budget revision in May 2026 as enrollment figures continue to change throughout the spring. Johnston also noted staff will continue capital planning and pursue additional state and federal funding, including applications to the School Facilities Division for new school construction and building renewal grants.
The approval followed the required public hearing under ARS 15-905. A member of the public used the hearing to praise a separate policy update and the staff who worked on it, but offered no comment that changed the budget action.
The board took the vote after the hearing and completed the action; no amendments to the budget were recorded in the meeting minutes.
