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Superintendent reports $845,508 balance; overtime and special-education lines show early overages
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Willet presented the monthly financial report showing a budget balance of $845,508 (≈1.92% remaining), flagged overtime (custodial subs) and special-education related overages; board members questioned a new bus-supervision stipend at Birch Grove.
Dr. Willet presented the district’s monthly financial report and said the budget balance is $845,508, roughly 1.92% of the budget remaining, and reviewed several line items of note.
He said overtime (code 130) is over budget by about $20,759, attributing much of that to increased need for custodial substitutes because of illness and medical leave. Health and life insurance lines are over by roughly $7,000, and tuition is also over by about $7,000; Dr. Willet said these are early-year variances that are typically balanced by other lines and will be monitored monthly.
Board members pressed for background on a proposed bus supervision arrangement at Birch Grove — described as a small 'club' that provides paid supervision as buses arrive to avoid teachers being paid outside their contractual day. Dr. Willet explained the stipend-based approach was chosen to regularize past ad-hoc coverage and to comply with contractual rules on paid time; the board discussed whether this is a new recurring cost and how it had been handled in prior years.
Dr. Willet said some line transfers will be made and that administrators will continue reporting FFC (finance) follow-ups at subsequent board meetings.
Next steps: Administration will provide updated financial reports and any planned transfers to align FY26 lines, and the finance committee will follow up on questions about staffing, substitutes and the bus-supervision arrangement.
