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CCSD finance update: Impact Aid and Johnson O'Malley figures presented; board warned about federal timing risks

CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS · February 19, 2026

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Summary

Interim finance staff presented month‑ and year‑to‑date figures for Impact Aid, Johnson O'Malley and other grants; board members cautioned that Impact Aid is not forward funded and can be delayed by federal actions, and staff described a pending JOM contract-number hold-up that is delaying some expenditures.

The Central Consolidated School District board received a financial summary on Feb. 19 covering Impact Aid, Johnson O'Malley (JOM), Ad Valorem and Carl Perkins funds. Interim financial director Herbie Allison read revenue and expenditure figures and answered board questions about year‑to‑date amounts and the timing of deposits.

Allison reported that Impact Aid revenue year to date was $11,600,000 and that January expenditures and year‑to‑date figures were listed for Impact Aid special education and Impact Aid Indian Education. She said the district has been relying on Impact Aid to support school expenditures and was still awaiting one additional annual deposit.

Board members emphasized that Impact Aid is not forward funded and can be disrupted by federal delays. As one board member noted: "a lot of people don't realize that that money is not forward funded...it has to be approved every single year by Congress," and that government shutdowns can affect payments.

District staff explained Johnson O'Malley complexities: carryover awards, a newly awarded JOM grant for the year and a pending payment that requires a contract number from the Navajo Nation before PED will post the funds to the district OBMS. A staff member said PED now requires a contract number for processing where previously award letters sufficed, which is slowing the posting of some JOM funds.

The board discussed monitoring and asked staff to continue providing school‑level budget reports (the district indicated school‑level Panorama and budget materials exist for board review). No formal budget actions were taken beyond the previously noted approval of pulled item F.