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St. Vrain Valley School District Re1J reviews first-quarter FY26 finances, flags nutrition fund pressure
Summary
District finance presenter Tony told the board the district withheld a one-time $5.5 million cap-reserve transfer to bolster the general fund, reported nutrition services owing roughly $2.6 million to the general fund because of reimbursement timing, and noted several timing and accounting-driven variances in Q1 results.
Tony, the district’s finance presenter, told the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J board at a Dec. 3 study session that first-quarter results for fiscal year 2026 (July–September 2025) largely tracked expectations but included several one-time or timing-driven variances.
Tony said the district made "a one-time exception in FY26 and withheld $5,500,000 to help bolster the general fund balance," an action that shows up in equalization comparisons as a reverse or negative equalization. He told the board the withheld amount was intended to prevent the general fund balance from declining too quickly.
The presenter said the nutrition services fund — which operates on federal and state reimbursement and is generally self-sustaining — borrowed from the general fund. "That due from other funds — that's $2,600,000 — is represented by nutrition services owing the general fund," Tony said, attributing…
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