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Board approves budget amendment to cover College & Career Academy renovations using fund balance

Rockdale Independent School District Board of Trustees · March 23, 2026
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Summary

Trustees voted unanimously to amend the general budget to pull from fund balance and add remaining estimated expenditures to Function 81 to cover College & Career Academy renovation costs above the federal EDA grant share.

The Rockdale ISD Board approved a budget amendment on March 23 to cover renovation costs at the College & Career Academy that exceed the federal share of an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant. The amendment directs the district to pull funds from its Fund Balance and adds the remaining estimated expenditures to Function 81.

Board Member Janice Keen moved the amendment, which was seconded by Amy Casas and carried 7–0 (Miles, Barcak, Casas, Cardona, Keen, Laughlin, Heintze). The minutes state the amendment covers expenditures spanning fiscal years 2024–25 and 2025–26; the motion adds the remaining estimated costs to the general budget.