Florence Unified board approves FY26 budget revision and several routine items

The Florence Unified School District governing board opened a public hearing on a revision to the fiscal year 2026 expenditure budget and then approved the revised FY26 budget, board members said. The district said the revision aligns state funding with the most recent ADM (average daily membership) enrollment figures to ensure more accurate budgeting.

During the meeting the board approved several other agenda items: establishment of an after-school program at Coneration (spelled in the record as Coneration/Coneration Elementary) as discussed at the work session; a revision to third-party testing and training fees; recognition and approval of a new parent support organization for the Florence High School band; and the purchase of one ESS school bus from RWC Group.

The board opened the public hearing on the budget revision and, after hearing no public speakers, closed the hearing. A motion to approve the revised FY26 expenditure budget (revision #3) was made and seconded and members were asked to vote. The board recorded the motion and proceeded with the vote. The transcript records the motion and the chair'called for votes; the meeting text does not provide a roll-call tally or names tied to each vote in the transcript.

Several other routine motions were similarly moved, seconded and approved during the new-business portion of the agenda, and the consent agenda was adopted earlier in the meeting. Meeting materials and the board'pack should be consulted for the formal vote tallies, mover/second attributions, and any supporting documents referenced during staff presentations.

The board set the next regular meeting for Tuesday, April 14 (location given in the transcript), and adjourned the March session.