Board approves budget amendment reflecting state allotments, federal grants and safety funds

The board approved Budget Amendment No. 2, which updates the working 2025–26 budget to reflect additional state allotments (including teacher bonus allotments), federal grant releases and capital outlay requests funded by lottery proceeds.

Staff explained that some allotments arrive at different times and must be amended into the budget as they are released; for example, the allotment for teacher bonuses typically arrives later in the year and is then distributed across eligible staff. The amendment also included federal grant adjustments and other reimbursements, and staff pointed out that federal grant budgets typically arrive late and are amended when funds are received.

A motion was made and seconded; the board voted in favor during a roll-call sequence recorded in the transcript. No tallied dollar amounts for the amendment were read into the record at the time of the meeting summary in the transcript.

Board members asked that the budget committee examine recurring gaps in the food-services area and consider possible changes to address the child nutrition fund shortfall.