School division reports $983,075 preliminary year‑end surplus; asks county to use reversion funds for temporary classrooms

Caroline County Public Schools staff told supervisors the division’s preliminary audit shows a positive year‑end delta of $983,075 after expenses of $61,449,614.29 and revenues of $62,432,615.04. School finance staff said those figures reflect transfers from prior-year unexpended funds totaling $1,332,978.

County finance official Mr. Cully gave the revenue and expense totals, noting, “Their expenses were $61,449,614.29. Their revenues were $62,432,615.04,” and said the $983,075 figure is the delta staff expect auditors to confirm. School staff told supervisors the division earlier transferred $1,332,978 from fund balance for specific capital items and that the audit will reconcile remaining adjustments.

School leaders asked the board to appropriate reversion funds to buy temporary trailers for Lewis and Clark as an interim capacity fix. School staff said the request for reversion funds is for the $983,075 figure and that the plan would initially provide six classrooms. They cautioned the Lewis and Clark site will require more utility and site work than prior trailer installs, potentially extending the timeline: “Probably gonna look at it another 90 days…so the total length of the project…6 months at least,” the staff said.

Supervisors and school board members agreed to hold additional conversations before any appropriation and to wait for the final audit. The boards also asked staff to supply more detailed cost-to-complete and construction‑fund balances before the next appropriation vote.