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Board hears roughly $490,000 state funding increase; food service and special-education costs highlighted
Summary
Board members were told the district will receive roughly $490,000 more in state funding than last year; the auditor also reported state-source revenues were $1.5 million above budget while expenditures were about $900,000 over due mainly to special-education and charter costs.
During public comment and finance discussion, district officials confirmed state funding for the coming year will be higher than the prior year. Board member Malone told the public that the district’s state aid increased "about $490,000."
The auditor’s budget-to-actual review showed state-source revenues exceeded the budget by roughly $1,500,000 while overall expenditures were about $900,000 higher than budgeted, driven in particular by charter and special-education contracted services. The auditor said the district had budgeted to use fund balance to balance the prior year’s budget but that better-than-expected revenues reduced the actual drawdown.
Board members and audience members asked clarifying questions about how the additional funds would be distributed through the school year; the administration replied that disbursements occur over the term of the school year and that some federal program dollars were down compared with the prior year. The board did not take formal action on allocation of the additional state funds at this meeting.
