October 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

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Description:  The monthly expenditures is presented for the Board of Trustee review in the Revenue and Expenditures Report and the Check Register in the Financial Update Section.
 

Description:  Administration Requests Approval of Amendments to the 2025-2026 Budgets
General Fund: The amendment includes the following expense increases:
FFA Teacher 1st Grade,  Fn 11,  $75,000
BHS CTE Teacher, Fn 11, $75,000
Secretary Bil/ESL & Testing w/ benefits, Fn 21, $41,017
Pre K Teacher, Fn 11, $75,000
Carpenter for Maintenance w/ benefits, Fn 51, $47,493
Not replacing AP at BHS, Fn 23, ($68,674)
Not replacing Nurse at BHS, Fn 33, ($53,170)
Various payroll transfers between functions, all, net zero
Athletic playoff estimate, Fn 36, $40,000
Service Master Invoice Adjustment for square footage increase, Fn 51, $59,158
Contracted Services for Special Programs, Fn 11 & Fn 31, $474,000
Revenue from initial evaluations $118,000
Revenue changes - increase in Taxes receivable, decrease in State, net zero

This amendment increases the deficit budget by $646,824, resulting in a projected year end deficit of $1,726,696.

Debt Service Fund: The amendment includes the following  revenue and expense increases:
Due to certified values increasing, the taxes receivable are projected to increase by $399,317.  An expense to pay off early debt will increase function 71 for the same $399,317.

This amendment has zero impact on the fund balance.
 

Description:  The district plans to utilize an online curriculum license provided by Panorama Education for the 2025-2026 school year. This is a student success platform with SIS integration; core assessments; behavior Analytics; interventions and progress monitoring.

The total cost for the 2025-2026 school year is $34,500 and will be paid by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, a private charitable foundation.

Description:  The district plans to utilize an online curriculum for Edgenuity Academic Integrity Licensing provided by Imagine Learning for the 2025-2026 school year (Year 2 of 3). This program will support students in grades 6-12.
The total cost for the 2025-2026 school year is $36,246.66.  Funding for this expense is included in the proposed 2025-2026 budget.

 

Description:  The district closed RFP 2526-02 Convection Ovens - BHS & Liberty on October 9, 2025, receiving ten responses. The scope of work includes the replacement of one convection oven at Liberty Elementary and two convection ovens at Brewer High School.

The vendor and pricing information will be presented at the board meeting.
 

Description:  The district has partnered with the City of Fort Worth through its CCPD grant and with the YMCA to provide an after-school care program at Blue Haze Elementary for many years. Beginning with the 2024-2025 grant cycle, the CCPD program transitioned from a one-year to a three-year grant term. The multi-year structure allows for annual increases in approved funding. This First Amendment increases the grant funds to $59,800 for the 2026 grant year, reflecting a 4% increase.
 

Description:  Tax Code 26.09(a)(e) requires the Board of Trustees to review and approve the district’s tax roll. Tarrant County Tax Office calculated the tax roll and provided the attached Tax Roll Summary report.