Duncanville ISD board approves $4.03 million general-fund budget amendment, reducing projected deficit
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Trustees approved a general operating fund amendment totaling $4,034,200 that decreases the district's projected deficit from about $16.7 million to $12.6 million; staff attributed savings to position-leveling adjustments, vacant-position analysis and identified expenditure reductions.
Duncanville ISD trustees voted Dec. 15 to approve a second budget amendment for the fiscal year that reduces the projected general fund deficit by $4,034,200.
Darla Moss presented the amendment and said human resources adjustments (position-leveling and other changes) accounted for $727,200, identified expenditure reductions totaled $324,442, and vacancy analyses and other changes contributed to net adjustments that together total $4,034,200 in proposed changes to the general operating fund. Moss said there are no changes to the child nutrition or debt service budgets in this amendment.
Moss compared the original adopted budget (with an $18,000,000 deficit) to the amended figures: after a September amendment the deficit stood at approximately $16.7 million; if tonight's amendment is approved, the projected deficit would be reduced to about $12.6 million. She said the projected fund balance ending June 30, 2026 would be roughly $51.1 million (about 38% of total budget) under the amended scenario and that staff will continue monitoring payroll, utilities and contracted services alongside vacancy impacts.
After questions, trustees approved the budget amendments by electronic vote (motion passed 5–0). Moss and trustees noted continued efforts to stabilize the budget while minimizing impacts to students.