School board approves bonuses, fund-balance allocations and several purchases

The King George County School Board approved several finance actions including acceptance of state-provided SOQ bonus funds with a local supplement, the use of FY25 fund balance for one-time expenses, and purchase orders for technology and safety equipment.

Staff described a state bonus program for SOQ-funded positions and proposed distributing a portion of the available funds as one-time bonuses; the transcript reports staff recommended $1,200 bonuses for full-time employees and $600 for part-time employees. The board moved to accept the SOQ bonus certification and related budget supplement; the transcript records an estimated total cost shown as "930,91" in the meeting audio/transcript, but the exact transcript figure is unclear and the precise total was not legibly recorded in the transcript.

The board also approved use of FY25 fund balance for one-time items, with staff presenting $1,886,398 as the amount to be appropriated for designated expenditures. Separately the board approved a purchase order of $126,246 for a staff device refresh and a $105,187.88 purchase order for King George High School camera upgrades. A King George Education Foundation donation was accepted (transcript shows $250).

Votes on these budget and purchase items were moved, seconded and approved; the transcript records generic in-favor responses rather than a roll-call by name.

What’s next: Staff will implement the purchases and prepare distribution of bonus payments (staff indicated payouts are expected at the end of June); the board will receive updates as the purchases and budget changes are executed.