Finance Director Karen Casey presented the district’s levy spending plan and related fund activity, saying the district anticipates levy collections of about $7.1 million for 2025–26 and that levy dollars will support music teachers, athletics (teams, coaches, travel and referees) and enrichment items such as technology, field trips and student activities. Casey said, “We will continue to support our music program, and that includes all of our incredible music teachers, you know, the travel, the adjudications, all of those pieces, our athletic program as well, our teams, coaches, travel, referees, all those things are all in there.”

She described the levy spending plan as a “plan” and clarified that ASB funds generally pay for student-club expenses (for example, tennis balls), while athletics uniforms and most team costs come from the general fund/athletics budget. Transportation and vehicle funding was discussed: the transportation vehicle fund shows a beginning balance of $260,000, projected revenue of $257,000 and an expenditure of $172,000 for a bus ordered this year that will be delivered next year.

The district also reported a new debt service fund established after a recent bond sale; staff showed a debt service balance of $769,318 and noted upcoming interest payments tied to bond obligations. Capital projects were described as “very busy” for the coming year: staff presented a capital projects starting balance around $73 million, projected expenditures in the tens of millions and an anticipated ending capital projects balance shown at roughly $20.26 million in the presentation materials.

A public commenter praised the presentation’s preparation but asked for clearer year‑to‑date comparisons to understand whether changes reflect new priorities or prior-year reporting differences. The commenter said, “it looks like it was prepared very carefully and thoughtfully and appreciate that,” and recommended more detail on year‑to‑date expenditures and on central administration and purchased‑services increases.

No action was taken; staff said they will continue to refine levy spending details, provide monthly financial reporting and return to the board for formal approval of the budget and any levy-related resolutions at the next meeting.