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Henderson County Board approves 2025–26 budget amendments for bonuses, tutoring and food-service expenses
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Henderson County Board of Education approved a package of 2025–26 budget amendments reallocating funds for one-time teacher bonuses, a $500,000 staff allocation, $105,000 for the Spain Foundation tutoring program and revisions to food-service and maintenance funding. The board approved the amendments by roll-call affirmation and the chair announced the motion carried.
Henderson County — The Henderson County Board of Education on May 14 approved a set of 2025–26 budget amendments that move money between existing lines to cover bonuses, tutoring and several operational needs.
Miss Vineyard, identified by the chair as the finance director, outlined the package to the board. She said the amendments include funds for one-time teacher bonuses distributed earlier in the year and "the next 500,000. That is for the portion that was not for teachers; that was for your staff." She also said a $105,000 entry coming from reserves "is actually for the Spain Foundation" to support tutoring, and described a $190,000 commodities entry tied to the public school security grant.
Vineyard explained other reallocations were largely internal adjustments to reflect where personnel costs should be charged, and cited $20,000 moved from reserves to cover additional maintenance needs and a line transferring food-service equipment repair costs to the general purpose school fund because of the current state of the cafeteria fund. She said a $125,000 fee cost is expected to be returned from revenue and noted additions for Innovative School Models; she added that summer-camp budget items had not yet been finalized.
A board member moved to approve the amendments and, after a second, the chair conducted a roll-call affirmation. The chair announced the motion carried.
Why it matters: The amendments reassign existing funds to cover personnel-related costs, tutoring supports paid through the Spain Foundation, commodity accounting for a security grant and repairs that otherwise would have been charged to cafeteria funds. The changes affect how the district will carry costs through the end of the fiscal year and precede additional amendments the finance director said may come in June for summer-camp budgets.
The board did not take separate votes on individual lines; the package was approved as presented. The board set its next regular meeting for June 11 at 6:00 p.m. at the board office.
