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Seguin ISD reports near‑complete bond projects and warns small attendance changes drive state funding shifts
Summary
Bond projects including an ag science facility and a new elementary are nearing completion (93–94%); the business office told trustees average daily attendance and enrollment trends drive state funding and noted salaries account for roughly 80% of the general fund, prompting discussion of attrition‑based staffing adjustments.
District staff told trustees that major bond projects are substantially complete and reiterated that small changes in student attendance materially affect the district’s state funding.
Bond program staff reported the ag science facility was approximately 93% complete and McQueeney Elementary about 94% complete, with punch‑list work, finishings and furniture delivery scheduled through the summer. Construction specifics included animal‑housing pens, poultry building heaters, water and power hookups for the ag facility and polishing, flooring and furniture timelines for McQueeney.
The business office presented the budget context: state revenue for school districts is driven by refined average daily attendance (ADA) and enrollment. The foundation school program’s tier‑two (enrichment) funding for 2025‑26 was cited at about $4.6 million; staff noted that roughly 75–80% of the general fund is salary cost, making staffing decisions the largest lever to affect long‑term budgets. The presentation included historical ADA and enrollment trends, highlighted COVID-era hold‑harmless effects on prior years and recommended careful attrition management to reduce staffing levels without involuntary layoffs.
Trustees asked for follow‑up comparisons of program‑specific required expenditures (for example special education spending) versus the allocations shown in the foundation school program chart. Staff agreed to provide more detailed breakdowns and to bring tier‑two (golden and copper penny) scenarios to the next budget presentation.
No new tax or budget adoption occurred at the meeting; trustees continued monthly budget review and scheduled further work in the coming weeks as part of the annual June budget adoption cycle.
