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Business manager reports $18,005.69 Brightwheel arrears; salaries at 56.5% of expenditures
Summary
Business manager Lisa reported preliminary budget items, a Brightwheel past-due balance of $18,005.69 (March 12), salaries totaling about 56.5% of expenses, and a year-over-year decrease in district expenses of roughly $528,000; board members asked clarifying questions about transfers and community-education funding.
The district’s business manager briefed the Lake Park Audubon board on preliminary budget work, audit preparation and operating highlights on March 24. She reported a past-due Brightwheel balance of $18,005.69 as of March 12 and noted that salaries make up approximately 56.5% of district expenses.
The business manager walked through reports that compare February 2024, January 2025 and February 2025 cash positions and year-to-date expenditures. She said year-over-year expenses are down by approximately $528,000, and explained that some prior-year differences reflected one-time transfers into revenue in 2024.
Board members asked how the Brightwheel arrears are handled; administration said the district sends letters and makes calls, restructures or forgives balances when families demonstrate hardship, and budgets to recoup reasonable arrears. Members also discussed voluntary pre-K funding eligibility, the district’s limited success in securing state pre-K slots, and related enrollment implications.
The board had no formal objection to the presented budget reports; staff will bring further expense/revenue summaries and building-expense listings at upcoming meetings.
