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District finance staff report midyear budget variances, propose amendments; carrying costs for idle schools cited

School board (name not specified) · January 21, 2026
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Summary

Finance staff told the board the district is on track overall at midyear but will bring function-level budget amendments — not increases in total spending — after reallocating expenditures; staff also estimated about $280,000 in annual carrying costs for three idle schools and flagged an insurance policy change effective May 1.

Finance staff presented the district’s six-month general fund statement and told the board they will propose budget amendments at the next meeting to reallocate spending between functions without increasing total budgeted expenditures. "We will not have any budget amendments that will impact or increase our budgeted expenditures," the finance presenter said, adding staff will explain recommendations in detail when they return.

The presenter highlighted several notable variances. Federal…

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