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District sees modest revenue uptick as state budget finalizes; several categorical increases noted
Summary
District finance staff said the new state foundation allowance will be $10,050 per pupil — roughly $50 above the budgeted estimate — and reported a roughly 24% increase in at-risk categorical funding and $46,000 earmarked for mental-health and safety supports; some grant and formula details remain pending MDE guidance.
Irene, the district finance staff member, briefed the board on key elements of the recently resolved state budget and summarized how those changes are likely to affect Boyne City Public Schools. "It is gonna be $10,050," Irene said when describing the new per-pupil foundation allowance, and she told the board that this is about $50 more than the district had budgeted.
Irene said at-risk categorical funding rose about 24%, adding roughly $16,000 to the district, and that the state included about $46,000 designated for mental-health and safety supports. She noted there are formula and grant-details that will require guidance from the Michigan Department of Education and that some competitive grants (for SROs, infrastructure, or retention of mental-health staff) will require application and further review. "When we get said and done with what we budgeted and what we're seeing in the state aid right now, it's about a 1% increase of revenue," she said, which the district estimated at roughly $263,000.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how specific categories were calculated and the timing for grant memos; staff said they will report back as MDE releases official guidance. Several items — including potential shifts in special-education formulas and competitive infrastructure grants — were described as pending additional state-level language and therefore not yet actionable.
