Governing board approves final FY2025–26 budget revision, cites ARS authority for flexibility

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District Governing Board on May 12 approved a final revision to the district’s FY2025–26 budget, voting to adopt adjustments that reflect updated enrollment counts and federal grant awards.

District finance staff reported increases to the main operating (M&O) fund of about $1,300,000 (roughly a 2.8% increase tied to revised ADM figures) and an adjusted capital fund totaling approximately $4,660,000 — a roughly 2% rise from earlier estimates. Federal program revisions added about $173,034; state-grant adjustments were minimal. Finance staff also said Calabasas would receive about $2.9 million from the School Facilities Board in the current revision.

Board members asked several clarifying questions about contingency planning and rainy‑day funds; the presenter said the district maintains a contingency balance of about $4,000,000 against an approximately $42,000,000 budget. Board members expressed relief that some anticipated federal grant reductions had not materialized and discussed outreach to boost enrollment through expanded dual‑enrollment publicity.

A board member moved to approve the presented revision and included language authorizing district administration, in accordance with ARS 15‑905.06(g), to overspend any one functional line within maintenance and operations without exceeding total budgeted expenditures; the motion was seconded and carried. The chair called the vote and announced the motion passed.

What happens next: The administration will finalize accounting entries during the conference period and incorporate the adjustments into next year’s planning. There were no separate amendments to the motion recorded at the meeting and no detailed roll‑call vote tally in the public record other than the chair’s announcement that the motion passed.

Sources: District budget revision presentation and the board’s May 12, 2026 proceedings.