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Calhoun ISD superintendent outlines CISD budget to Battle Creek board, stresses 100% special‑education reimbursement
Summary
Jerry Johnson, new superintendent of Calhoun ISD, presented the intermediate district's budget to the Battle Creek Board on April 27, emphasizing a plan to sustain 100% reimbursement for local special‑education costs, a $10,000,000 statewide grant loss and a new indirect cost reimbursement policy.
Jerry Johnson, the new superintendent of Calhoun Intermediate School District, presented the district's budget to the Battle Creek Board of Education on April 27, detailing revenue sources, spending trends and changes that affect local districts.
Johnson told the board that the CISD employs about 450 staff, operates four facilities and manages an all‑fund budget of roughly $100 million. "We employ 450-ish staff members," Johnson said, and he described the all‑fund total for 2025–26 at about $109.7 million, with a projected drop to about $103.7 million in 2026–27.
The presentation highlighted the general fund (about $36 million in expenditures) and a special‑education budget line in which Johnson reported…
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