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Acadia Parish School Board approves midyear budget revisions, OKs advertising for 2026–27 bids
Summary
The Acadia Parish School Board reviewed midyear finances, approved a motion to advertise and solicit bids for 2026–27 projects, and adopted midyear revisions for the 2025–26 budget after a staff presentation showing revenue at 66.89% and a projected $1,081,379 general-fund deficit.
The Acadia Parish School Board approved a package of fiscal motions after a midyear budget presentation that showed revenue at 66.89% of expected collections ($60,997,859) and expenditures at 62.72% ($57,869,616).
A finance staff member presented the midyear figures and said more detail on department-level changes would be provided when the board took up budget revisions later in the meeting. The presentation noted a projected general-fund shortfall of $1,081,379 that staff said would be addressed in the revisions.
Board members then moved two procedural actions. A committee member moved to advertise and solicit bids for 2026–27 projects; the chair announced the motion as moved by James Higginbotham and seconded by Mr. Jones. The board approved the motion on a voice vote.
Later, the board voted to adopt the 2025–26 midyear budget revisions. The chair recorded that James Higginbotham moved the motion and Mr. Jones seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote. The board did not read department-by-department adjustments aloud during the meeting; the finance staff said they would review specific changes when the budget revision item was discussed.
The meeting record shows the board used the midyear review to identify the projected shortfall and to approve steps—advertising for bids and adopting revisions—staff said are needed to maintain operations through the fiscal year. The board did not provide a roll-call tally in the public discussion; votes were recorded by voice as "Aye."
