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District packet shows $21.65 million General Fund proposal; board opened FY26 budget hearing
Summary
Board packet included the proposed FY2025–26 General M&O budget of $21,654,074 and extensive fund pages for plant, modernization, nutrition and federal grants. The board held an open budget hearing; the packet lists a $1,000,000 contingency and detailed line items for salaries and capital.
The Preston Joint School District posted its proposed FY2025–26 budget in the board packet and opened an advertised budget hearing during the June 18 meeting. The budget documents show a proposed General M&O budget of $21,654,074 and detailed schedules for many restricted funds, including plant facility and school modernization funds.
The packet lists salaries and benefits as the district’s largest costs: the General Fund object lines show $12.7 million in salaries and $5.7 million in benefits in the proposed budget, with purchased services, supplies and capital outlay listed separately. The material also shows a contingency reserve of $1,000,000 for the General Fund and pages for federal‑grant funds including ESSER, IDEA, and Title programs.
Shelby McKenna, who presented the FY26 budget materials during the hearing, walked trustees through revenue and expenditure tables covering the General Fund and dozens of special funds, listing projected revenues and budgeted expenditures for the coming year. The packet includes multi‑page balance sheets and check registers that the board was asked to review as a part of the hearing.
The district’s packet includes both the detailed line‑by‑line pages staff used to prepare the hearing and summary statements required for public inspection. The documents show planned capital outlays in the Plant and School Modernization funds and detail food‑service and child‑nutrition transactions. The materials were made available at the district office for public inspection prior to board action.
The hearing record in the packet does not contain a final vote on adoption. The board provided an opportunity for public comment during the hearing and indicated that trustees would later consider formal action after reviewing testimony and the written budget package.
