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ROCORI board approves revised 2025–26 budget after midyear adjustments
Summary
The ROCORI Public School District board approved a revised 2025–26 budget after staff reported lower revenue tied to enrollment corrections and other adjustments; the board also approved moving a long-held assigned severance fund into the unassigned general fund.
The ROCORI Public School District board on an evening voice vote approved a revised 2025–26 budget after staff detailed midyear changes to revenues and expenditures. Jessica, the district staff member who presented the update, told the board the general fund saw a $697,000 drop in revenue because of an enrollment adjustment and a correction to an overstated general education aid figure; that decline was partially offset by higher special-education revenue and additional transportation aid.
Jessica said general-fund expenditures increased by about $252,155, reflecting higher medical insurance costs, salaries and transportation spending. She also detailed transportation-specific changes: special-education transportation reimbursements rose $23,646 and the district added approximately $102,000 in corresponding transportation costs. In other funds, Jessica reported capital outlay levy revenue increases (transcribed as 37,921), Chromebook purchases of about $130,000 and iPad sales of $79,000; food-service revenue rose $11,822 while food-service expenditures increased $168,642. Jessica said overall district revenue decreased by $553,001.21; the transcript also records an unclear figure for the total expenditures increase (the meeting transcript uses the phrase "22,310 thousand," which the board did not clarify during the meeting).
After discussion and confirmation that the finance committee had reviewed the revisions, Lynn moved to approve the revised 2025–26 budget and Matt seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
In related action, the board approved a fund-balance transfer involving an assigned severance fund that has been carried since about 2013. Board discussion noted the account (about $208,000 in the discussion) had no outstanding commitments; the recommendation was to move the assigned balance into the unassigned general fund to allow the board flexibility to use those dollars for other purposes. Kayla moved to approve the transfer, Jenna seconded, and the board approved the transfer by voice vote.
The board was told the district can reassign funds again later if needs arise, and the audit next November will show the actual year-end balances. The meeting record shows no roll-call tallies for the votes; outcomes were recorded as approved by voice vote.
