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Finance report shows roughly $1.0M surplus; board discusses special-education cost pressures
Summary
The district reported a roughly $1,000,050 operating-budget surplus through May, but commissioners flagged pressure on speech-pathology and special-education lines; staff said some surpluses and cost avoidance explain the net and that final audit will update figures.
Doreen Viola presented the district's operating-budget report through May, the 11th month of the fiscal year, saying the report shows a surplus of a little over $1,000,050. "I'm showing that I'm showing, a little over 1000000 dollars of a surplus," Viola said, attributing much of the improvement to recovered transportation days, tuition and special-education purchase-service adjustments and staff attrition.
Commissioners probed the composition of the surplus and raised concerns about specific cost lines: Commissioner Van Stone highlighted the speech-pathology account as an area with significant overrun (projected end-of-year expense of about $3.1M) and asked how next year's budget would reflect that pressure. Viola said the FY27 budget assumptions build in salary attrition and draw on other surpluses (for example special-education lines) and that a state-mandated audit in the fall will finalize numbers. The board also approved a small capital transfer ($44,458.54) to fund unforeseen foundation repairs at the Kennedy pool after site conditions were uncovered during work.
