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LRSD board accepts February financial report as members warn of operating-fund pressure

Little Rock School District Board of Directors · March 20, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously approved the February 2026 financial report after a staff presentation showing near-target tax collections, elevated one-time security billing, transportation cost pressure and an operating fund balance that will be drawn down before May tax inflows.

The Little Rock School District Board of Directors voted unanimously March 19 to accept the district’s February 2026 financial report after a presentation and questions about revenues, expenditures and fund balances.

Why it matters: the district’s operating fund balance and timing of tax and federal reimbursements determine the district’s ability to meet payroll and pay vendors. Board members pressed staff for details about transportation costs, security invoices and how federal reimbursements affect…

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