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CFO previews new programmatic budget format; operations staff outline bond oversight and project schedule

Thompson School District Board of Education · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Chief Financial Officer Bob Ebersholt presented preliminary general fund actuals and a shift to a programmatic budget format; operations staff described citizen bond oversight committee appointments, transparency measures and schedules for major bond projects (Bertha and Ivy) with an aim to substantially complete major work by August 2027.

The board received a financial update from Chief Financial Officer Bob Ebersholt and a bond implementation briefing from operations staff.

Ebersholt said the general fund actuals through June 30 are preliminary and subject to audit; he said the district's reserve will be higher than projected in the adopted budget. He previewed a new programmatic presentation for future budgets that will show annual budget, year-to-date budget/actuals, comparisons to the prior year and variance percentages. "Our year to date budget is a work in progress," he said,…

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