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Brackett ISD projects revenue shortfall and plans limited cuts in proposed 2025–26 budget
Summary
At a board workshop, district staff presented a proposed 2025–26 budget that relies on preliminary TEA figures, anticipates dipping into fund balance, and emphasizes revenue shortfalls rather than major expenditure increases.
Presenter (S1) opened the school-board workshop by saying the district wanted to review the proposed 2025–26 budget with trustees before releasing it to the public and that the public notice requires posting by Thursday the 19th. "The reason for tonight's meeting is that we did not want to put out the proposed budget to the public without formally going through it with the board," the Presenter said.
The presenter walked trustees through a year-over-year comparison showing local revenue edging down from "a little over 7,000,000" to about 6.9 million, alongside a projected state revenue increase tied to recent teacher-allotment legislation. The presenter said the district could still see changes when TEA finalizes data and warned the board may need to amend the budget on June 30. Conservatively, the district’s first workshop projection showed a potential dip into fund balance, with the presenter noting the board’s longstanding directive to keep at least six months of reserves.
The presentation framed the problem as primarily a revenue issue, not a sharp rise in expenditures: after adjustments and one-time credits from the prior year, the presenter said year-over-year expenditures rose by only about $13,464 in the proposed budget. The workshop did not include a formal vote; staff said they will post the proposed pages and bring a final budget for board action after TEA confirms appraisals and allotments.
