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Board adopts first amended 2025–26 budget; projected deficit narrows to $2.4 million
Summary
Administrators presented the first amended 2025–26 budget showing increased state aid (about $50 per pupil), 14 additional FTEs from the preliminary budget, and a reduction in the projected deficit from $3.7 million to $2.4 million; the board approved the amendment by motion.
Northville Public Schools adopted its first amended 2025–26 budget at the April 20 board meeting after a detailed presentation from finance staff.
The presenter said the district received a $50 per‑pupil increase in the state foundation allowance and recorded 14 more FTEs than in the preliminary budget; those changes, combined with one‑time funding flows, increased revenue by roughly $4.6 million compared with the preliminary figure. The presenter cautioned many of the increases were "in‑and‑out" revenues paired with corresponding expenditures and identified two large drivers of expenditure growth: 27L educator compensation allocations and an increase in pension/UAL obligations (referred to in the presentation as 147A1/147A4 items). After accounting for increased expenditures tied to those items and other grants, the presenter said the deficit forecast narrowed from $3.7 million to $2.4 million.
Presenters also reviewed enrollment FTE trends and investment income gains tied to federal funds rates, and said some federal ESSER funds were no longer in the budget this fiscal year. Board members asked clarifying questions about timing and legislative uncertainty; the presenter noted the state aid schedule and legislative proposals remain fluid and that a final budget amendment will follow in June when more data are available.
Treasurer McIntyre made the motion to approve the April amendment (motion 102); it carried by voice vote. Board discussion emphasized continued monitoring of state budget activity and a plan to produce an earlier budget amendment next fiscal year.
