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Taylor County board approves FY2026 budget proposal, hears about grants and capital projects
Summary
Board reviewers heard a presentation on the FY2026 balanced budget, including $3.737 billion in revenue for main operating funds, $26.75 million in projected salary expenditures, bond proceeds for the Anna Jarvis project and recent grants (including ~$39,000 for a Project SEARCH vehicle).
The Taylor County Board of Education received and approved a presentation of its FY2026 balanced budget as staff outlined major revenue and expenditure projections and recent grant awards.
Finance presenter Jonathan Dolan told the board the combined revenue for the district’s main operating funds — funds 11, 12 and 61 — is $3,737,451,558.18. He said salary-related expenditures for the board total $26,748,310 and account for about 72% of the district’s operating budget.
"The total revenue for for the year for fund 11/12, and '61, those are our 3 main operating funds, is $3,737,451,558 dollars and 18¢," Dolan said, summarizing the packet the board received. He also noted $19 million currently in the bond fund tied to the Anna Jarvis construction project and an additional $7 million from the SBA for that work.
Why it matters: the budget frames staffing, transportation and maintenance decisions for the coming year and reflects both state and federal uncertainty. Dolan told members that federal allocations for some programs remain preliminary and that the district expects final figures in June or July.
Board members asked follow-up questions about salary supplements, extracurricular stipends and coaching pay. Dolan said there was no state increase to base pay tables this year, though the packet includes academic and extracurricular supplements. He also said the district added a modest increase for the high-school athletic director’s supplement.
The district also reported several recent grants and budget supplements. Dolan said one award — for the special-education Project SEARCH program — is "a little over $39,000" to be used to purchase a vehicle to support that program. He said additional funds in the packet will cover the West Taylor parking project and a tennis-court resurfacing effort.
Tennis courts and capital choices: board members pressed staff on the scope of tennis work and long-term choices. One member asked whether resurfacing was the right approach or whether a full reconstruction (which Dolan said had been estimated previously at roughly $700,000) would be more durable. Dolan said the board had delayed a larger rebuild because of cost and that staff are pursuing resurfacing this year with a new vendor who has worked on other school athletic surfaces.
Next steps: the board approved budget-series items as presented during the meeting and directed staff to return with any required final adjustments after receipt of late state or federal figures. The administration said corrections to the supplement book will be made for final presentation in May.
Ending: the district’s FY2026 materials will be finalized as federal program amounts are confirmed and as the board considers capital priorities for athletics and the Anna Jarvis project.
