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Board approves $1.886 million reallocation from school fund balance for one-time needs
Summary
Superintendent requested roughly $1.886 million of the FY25 school fund balance (total reported $3.7M) to cover a local match for state employee bonuses, activity reimbursements, lost cafeteria income, curriculum purchases, camera and laptop replacements, greenhouse relocation and tuition for vocational students; the board voted to reappropriate the funds to the FY26 budget.
The Board of Supervisors approved a reallocation of $1,886,398 from the King George County SchoolsFY25 fund balance to cover several one-time needs and to reduce next year s budget request.
Superintendent Dr. Boyd told the board the division ended FY25 with a fund balance of about $3.7 million and proposed using $1.886 million to fund items that would otherwise appear in the FY27 budget request. "If we can do this, we could reduce our budget builder request substantially," he said, explaining each line item and the rationale for using fund balance rather than recurring funding.
Key expenditures identified included the local match for an anticipated state employee bonus (estimated local match ~$448,000 depending on the state final action), activity fund reimbursements (athletics, officials, graduation costs), Snow Creek emergency expenses and cafeteria revenue losses, outstanding student lunch debt, purchase of a new high-school network video recorder (NVR) and camera hardware, a four-year laptop replacement cycle at the high school, relocation and foundation work for a greenhouse (estimated $45,000), and $30,000 to enroll additional students in an electrical apprenticeship (IEC) tuition and curriculum.
Board action: After discussion and clarification from county finance, a motion to reappropriate $1,886,398 from FY25 fund balance to FY26 for the King George County Public Schools was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Why it matters: Using one-time fund balance to cover one-time costs prevents raising recurring tax-funded appropriations and reduces the request for next year s operating budget; supervisors noted the need to preserve fiscal prudence while addressing immediate capital and programmatic needs.
Next steps: County finance will implement the reappropriation and adjust the FY26 budget accordingly; the superintendent said some items will still require procurement and implementation timelines.
