Budget amendment would increase Child Nutrition spending and adjust General Fund transfers

May 21, 2026

CFO Pete Pape proposed FY26 Budget Amendment #12, including a $1,908,357 increase in the Child Nutrition Fund to purchase serving lines as part of a fund-balance spend-down plan; the amendment would increase the CNS estimated deficit to $4,821,154 and make several General Fund function transfers.

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Chief Financial Officer Pete Pape presented Budget Amendment #12 for fiscal 2025–2026, which includes transfers among General Fund functions and a Child Nutrition Fund (CNS) expenditure increase of $1,908,357 to finance new serving lines for elementary and middle schools. The packet explains the district is implementing a planned CNS fund-balance spend-down because balances exceeded the three-month operating threshold required by TDA guidance.

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