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District reports stronger-than-expected mid-year fund balance and ends Synergistic contract

Bentonville School District Board of Education · December 17, 2025
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Finance staff reported higher year-to-date revenues and a stronger fund balance year over year and said the district terminated a Synergistic contract after determining promised energy savings were not achievable with current building controls.

Doctor Swanhauser presented the district’s mid-year financials and a procurement update. He said the district is 42% through the school year (closed period 5) and reported an all-funds balance of approximately $109,400,000 — about $23.6 million ahead of the same point last year — driven largely by a transfer to savings for the building fund and November…

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