Board reviews finances, summer projects and recommends preliminary budget adoption

The Business Affairs committee reported that the district has received approximately $21.5 million in tax revenues to date and recorded about $595,000 in interest earnings largely from construction funds. April receipts included roughly $598,000 in lottery aid and $228,000 in common school fund payments; year-to-date revenue was reported at 59.6% with expenses at 73.8% of budget.

Administration reviewed an extensive summer-project list (flooring, solar completion, message-center sign updates, turf replacement, Makerspace work, culinary area upgrades, auditorium items, and a district office parking expansion). Staff said most projects are expected to be finished by the end of summer except for oxygen bleachers, which are expected in September. "We will expand the lot to the south ... and add a net of 9 additional parking spaces," administration said about the parking plan.

District staff recommended moving forward with adoption of the 2026–27 preliminary operating budget and staffing plan on the current-law assumptions after a state bill that could have altered district revenues failed in the legislature; the board moved and approved the preliminary budget and staffing plan. Board members asked for additional detail on outstanding debt, interest costs and the gap between interest earnings and interest payments for future discussion.