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Finance presenter: revised budget due in March; special-education funding remains unsettled
Summary
Dawn, the district finance presenter, said the district remains in the red due to timing but is trending better than last year. She will present a revised budget in March and warned that special-education revenue projections from the state are fluid and could change SOD calculations.
Dawn told the board the district's books still show expense-over-income at this point in the year, but she emphasized that timing — especially when the state releases dollars — accounts for much of the gap. She said she will bring a revised budget to the March meeting and likely appear in person to walk the board through final numbers.
"I will be coming to you in March with the revised budget," Dawn said, noting that state projection models for special-education revenue have been inconsistent and that conversations with NDE staff and the district's special-ed lead are ongoing. Board members were told the final plan depends on state projections and a pending MBE decision about compensatory aid; those items could change the district's SOD calculations.
Dawn did not present final revised numbers at this meeting but said major changes are not anticipated. The board scheduled follow-up budget review for the March meeting.
