Board approves two budget-amendment packages to carry FY24 funds and expand instructional spending

The Stewart County Board of Education approved two budget-amendment packages intended to move carryover funds into instruction and program needs and to reclassify specific revenue sources for the coming fiscal period.

Budget Amendment 141: Motion and approval Mister Lamb moved and Mister Davis seconded approval of Budget Amendment 141. Staff explained the amendment reallocates opioid-abatement funds the county received and assigns that portion to schools. The change also shifts an existing local travel line into an in‑service staff development line to expand staff training and related instructional materials, described as recommended by the auditor. The board approved the amendment by roll call; all recorded votes were in favor.

Budget Amendment 142: Carryovers and targeted transfers Mister Paso moved and Mister Lamb seconded Budget Amendment 142, described by presenters as carrying over FY2024 funds. Presenters (addressed as Doctor Duncan and other staff) said the package covers additional SIM contracts, structural supplies, family-engagement activities, CTE/Perkins adjustments and an internal adjustment of $338.78 to an FY25 line. Staff also recorded a $10,000 ESSER transfer from instructional supplies and software to purchase additional access to an IL curriculum. The board approved the amendment unanimously on a roll-call vote.

What it means The two votes authorize finance and instructional staff to execute the described reallocations and to implement expanded staff development and curricular access funded by the carryover and ESSER transfer. Specific dollar amounts beyond the $10,000 ESSER transfer and the $338.78 adjustment were not listed in the transcript and thus are not reported here.