Shepherd ISD approves multiple budget transfers to support athletics, security and facilities

The Shepherd ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved several budget amendments during the Feb. 19 meeting to reallocate existing appropriations among functional categories. CFO J.W. Kirkham presented amendments that included: $1,000 to co-curricular/extra-curricular activities for a Hometown Ticketing POS; $7,500 moved from facilities acquisition to instructional for JROTC uniforms; $10,000 from facilities acquisition to security and monitoring for lights for police cars; and larger transfers totaling $37,700 and $24,500 to support uniforms, camera and communications equipment, irrigation and field reconditioning, weightroom equipment, floor polishing and helmet reconditioning.