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District finance officer reports end-of-year cash balance around $325,003; board asks for clearer tracking
Summary
Danielle told the board the district ended the fiscal year with approximately $325,003.20 after reconciling unexpected expenses; board members asked for an itemized, ongoing view of budget adjustments and a separate column showing unbudgeted items.
Danielle, who responded to board questions during the district financial update, said the district's end-of-year cash balance is "about $325,003.20." She attributed the decline from earlier projections to a set of budget adjustments taken after March: unplanned costs such as baseball lights, salary increases, transportation and custodial overruns, added programs like KinderBoost and registered behavioral therapists, and purchases such as an additional bus and curriculum.
Board members pressed for clearer ongoing tracking. Danielle said she will add a column labeled "budget adjustment" to the financial spreadsheet so members can see which items were not planned and how they affect the bottom-line cash figure. "So anytime there's a budget adjustment, I don't want to increase that beginning budget ... I wanna show that budget adjustment," she said, and she offered to post or email a fund-by-fund spreadsheet showing monthly receipts and transfers to improve transparency.
Members asked whether the district could flag likely out-of-budget items when votes are taken; board members suggested a dashboard of colored "pots" tied to known commitments. Administration agreed to provide more itemized reporting and a clearer visualization of funds and adjustments going forward.
