Wyoming County Schools board approves February and March financial reports after audit presentation

Miss Church presented the district's monthly financial reports for February and March and highlighted large month-to-month swings that the board said were driven largely by bond-related payments and timing of invoices. "So we had a total decrease of $3,600,000," Miss Church said of February cash across funds. She reported that March showed a revenue increase of about $5,500,000 and a net expense decrease of roughly $249,000 compared with February.

The report included line-item changes: property-tax receipts, state and federal grant movements, bus replacement costs and shifts in salaries and benefits. Miss Church said several accounts appear over budget because of open blanket purchase orders for maintenance and the timing of when invoices are recorded. "We don't know if we're going to use that full amount or not, but we just have it in the system that we're gonna use it," she said, explaining how committed but not-yet-spent orders can affect budget appearances.

Board members pressed for clarity on cash flow and whether the district's condition was healthy. Asked whether the county's financial condition was excellent, good, fair or poor, Miss Church said she would characterize it as "fair." The presentation noted a significant payment to the bond commission during the period and other one-time items that affected the month-to-month numbers; the transcript's numeric rendering of that payment was unclear in one line of the report.

Following questions, a board member moved to approve the monthly financials and to accept the 2025 audit as presented. The motions were seconded and the board approved the financial reports and the audit in a voice vote recorded in the transcript as 'aye' by five members.

The board asked staff to continue clarifying year-to-date projections and to reconcile accounts that are affected by blanket purchase orders. No further formal action was recorded beyond the approvals.