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Sierra Vista Unified board approves first revision to FY 2025–26 budget and will submit it to ADE
Summary
After a December presentation and detailed questioning about how grant and cash funds appear in the district books, the Sierra Vista Unified governing board approved the first revision to the FY 2025–26 expenditure budget and authorized submission to the Arizona Department of Education, voting 5-0.
The Sierra Vista Unified School District governing board voted unanimously to approve the first revision of the district's FY 2025–26 expenditure budget and authorized staff to submit the document to the Arizona Department of Education.
Administration presented the revision at the board meeting, saying the update incorporates the district’s 40th day student count, recent state budget bill adjustments and the most recent average daily membership figures. Finance presenter Terry Reyna told trustees the December revision is important to reconcile district records with ADE reports before the annual financial report is finalized.
Board members pressed staff for details about line‑item changes during a sustained exchange. Trustee Steve Conroy noted what appeared to be large reductions in dropout prevention and vocational/CTE items and asked whether those programs had been cut or simply moved to other funding streams. Reyna and Interim Superintendent Terry Romo explained that many vocational and remedial programs are carried in separate cash or grant accounts rather than the district’s maintenance and operation (M&O) budget, and so reductions in M&O do not necessarily represent program eliminations. As Reyna put it in response to trustees’ concerns, “we have to reduce that just a little bit if we don't have a solid revenue source.”
Romo also told the board that declining student enrollment remains the district’s primary fiscal concern and noted roughly $900,000 in currently open positions that staff are reviewing as part of budget balancing. Reyna stated the district will perform a follow‑up budget revision in May to tighten estimates and reflect actual revenue and staffing changes.
After discussion, a trustee moved and the board voted 5-0 to approve the revision and submit it to ADE. Administration said the revision document will be made available via a link on the district website.
The board did not adopt specific staffing cuts at the meeting; Reyna and Romo said staff will return with more detailed figures and recommended that trustees schedule a work session to walk through the budget in detail.
What happens next: The approved revision will be submitted to the Arizona Department of Education and staff plan a May update that will incorporate final revenue totals and staffing decisions.
