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Edinburg CISD approves midyear budget amendments after $8M ADA shortfall reduces revenue
Summary
Edinburg CISD trustees approved midyear budget amendments to reduce a projected deficit after officials reported an $8 million decline tied to lower average daily attendance and state funding changes; staff closed positions and expect a revised deficit near $7.7 million.
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District trustees on April 14 approved midyear budget amendments intended to shrink a growing shortfall tied to falling enrollment and state funding changes.
The district’s finance director, Adele Felix, told the board that as of Dec. 31 the general fund showed year‑to‑date revenues of $167,951,511 and expenditures of $123,580,748, and that tax and interest timing had produced a temporary surplus. Felix warned, however, that the district had already adjusted state allotments downward by about $8 million to reflect lower average daily attendance (ADA), a central driver of the projected budget gap.
"We decreased for ADA about $8 million," Felix said, describing an amended budget that reduces the district’s previously larger deficit to roughly $7.7 million after cuts and realignments. Felix also reported a health‑insurance fund deficit of about $2.2 million as of Dec. 31, later reduced to $1.4 million by March 31 after plan changes.
Why it matters: state funding for schools is tied to actual attendance rather than prior predictions, and the board was told that districts statewide are seeing similar declines. The district reported closing 103 positions to date—an estimated $7 million in savings—through attrition and vacancy management as part of the effort to align spending with revenue.
Board members pressed staff about revenue options, including pursuing grants, reviewing insurance rebate opportunities and exploring a virtual school that could capture full ADA funding. Felix said the district pursues grants continuously and had identified about $3 million in grant funds that could be moved to staffing for one‑time offsets.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the midyear budget amendment (agenda item 8A) by voice vote; the meeting transcript records the motion, a second and "motion carries" but does not list a roll‑call tally in the public record.
The board also approved multiple related consent and action items during the same meeting, including summer program approvals, procurement and textbook purchases; the transcript records motions and "motion carries" on those items.
What’s next: staff said they will continue to monitor revenue and expenditures, pursue grants and report back to trustees; the district will present additional options to reduce recurring costs while maintaining core services.
The board met in closed session later and approved personnel recommendations and other administrative items before adjourning.
