By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Schools Board of Education approved the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriation Resolution Report provided by Treasurer Paula Parrish on Monday, July 20. The total of funds available for spending is $26.09M. Parrish notes that this is the total amount approved for spending and that actual expenditures may be less than this amount.

Funds are listed below, from largest to smallest, by appropriation. The full report is attached.

$22,791,777.19 General Fund (Instruction, Support Services, and Fiscal Services Salaries, Retirement, Insurance, Benefits, Supplies and Materials, Capital Outlay, Misc. Objects)

$1,378,709 Permanent Improvement (Capital projects)

$   698,205  Food Service

$   350,117 Debt Retirement (Debt Service)

$   238,184  IDEA, Part B Special Education

$   186,981  Student Managed Activity

$   137,901  District Managed Activity

$   106,825  Public School Support

$     72,921  Title I Disadvantaged Children

$     46,034  Special Trust

$     33,549  Uniform School Supplies

$     18,238 Improving Teacher Quality

$     10,215  Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Programs

$     10,000 District Custodial (Custodial Fund)

$      8,677  IDEA Part B, Special Education

$      6,000 Data Communication Fund

$      2,591  Other Services Rotary

$      1,734  Endowment

INTRODUCING "WORK IN PROGRESS" WEDNESDAYS!