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Yuma Elementary School District board approves final FY2026 budget revision
Summary
The governing board approved the district’s May FY2026 budget revision, citing updated student counts and supplemental state funding that increased M&O and unrestricted capital; the revision must be submitted to the state as the last allowable adjustment before May 15.
The Yuma Elementary School District governing board on May 17 approved the district’s final fiscal year 2026 budget revision, a required submission to the Arizona Department of Education that updates spending limits to reflect current enrollment and state funding.
Miss Walden, who presented the May revision, told the board this is the district’s required ‘‘final required budget revision for the fiscal year’’ and must be submitted to the state by May 15. She said the district’s unweighted and weighted student counts rose since the adopted budget, and state supplemental distributions that were not previously budgeted increased available capacity.
The revision increased the district’s M&O (maintenance and operations) budget from approximately 72,900,000 to 78,900,000 and raised unrestricted capital from about 7,300,000 to 9,300,000, Miss Walden said. She listed supplemental amounts that were added to the May revision: roughly 550,000 for a state aid supplement, a little over 200,000 for district additional assistance, and a little over 400,000 tied to the free-and-reduced group B weight. Miss Walden also noted the classroom site fund for FY26 totals about 16,900,000, with budgeted expenditures of roughly 8,900,000 and an estimated carry forward of about 7,900,000.
Miss Walden explained that payroll and invoices remain open through the district’s encumbrance period (through Aug. 31) and that year-end carry-forward amounts remain estimates; she said the revision includes a $1,000,000 placeholder in both M&O and unrestricted capital to account for outstanding encumbrances. She said the revision follows the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) guidance issued by the Arizona Auditor General and referenced ADE reports used in preparation.
A motion to approve the revised expenditure budget was moved and seconded and passed without further discussion. Miss Walden told the board she will bring the FY2027 proposed budget in about a month, with an adopted budget presented for approval roughly 10 days after that.
What happens next: With the board’s approval, the district will submit the final FY2026 revision to the state as required; staff said updated beginning balances and carry-forward figures will be included in upcoming reports once year-end processing closes.
