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Ft. Zumwalt R-II board hears year-end surplus, approves 2025–26 budget adjustments
Summary
Board members were told the district is on track for about a $1 million year-end surplus and approved budget adjustments for 2025–26 to better match actual spending; the board voted to consider transferring the surplus to capital projects at a future meeting.
Board members were told the district will likely finish the fiscal year with a roughly $1 million surplus, and they approved budget adjustments designed to reflect how the district actually spent money in 2025–26.
A district official reported that most outstanding state and insurance payments were received and that medical claims were about 5% lower than the previous year, contributing to the positive result. The official said the surplus amounts to roughly 0.3% of the district’s total budget and said they will recommend at the next meeting that the board transfer the surplus to capital projects to cover future unexpected expenses.
The board then approved an adjustment to the 2025–26 budget that increases contracted transportation and private tuition lines while reducing some salary lines to reflect actual expenditures. The presenter said the changes are not legally required but would make the year-end accounting more accurate following earlier uncertainty over state reimbursements.
Board members voted by voice to approve the budget adjustments. No recorded roll-call tally appears in the transcript beyond members indicating approval by saying “I.”
The board moved into other new‑business items after the vote; the meeting later included other approvals on technology, nutrition contracts and insurance changes before adjourning to closed session.
