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Board hears budget pressures as ESSER ends; state increases basic allotment $55
Summary
Bryan ISD staff told the board May 19 that record inflation and the end of ESSER funding are creating budget challenges for 2025–26 even though the Legislature increased the basic allotment by $55 (signed May 3, 2025); a final budget will be presented June 2.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Kevin Beesaw updated trustees on budget development for fiscal 2025–26, saying local funds support day-to-day operations and districts statewide still face underfunded transportation, safety and security mandates amid lingering inflationary pressure.
Beesaw and incoming Assistant Superintendent Norma Friddle said the Legislature passed SB2/HB3 and the governor signed a bill on May 3, 2025, that raises the basic allotment by $55 per student; district officials cautioned that a much larger increase (they noted an example target of $1,300) would be required to counter current inflation. The end of federal ESSER funds was cited as a driver of a budget shortfall; administration will return with a final update June 2, 2025.
Trustees discussed staffing vacancies and the need to examine potential bond-project costs as part of long-term financial planning.
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