Effingham CUSD 40 board approves financial report, consent agenda and routine business
February 16, 2026 | Effingham CUSD 40, School Boards, Illinois
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The Effingham CUSD 40 Board of Education approved the district’s financial report and multiple routine items at its meeting. District staff reported a 5.73% increase in net fund balance compared with last year, with a net fund balance of $30,463,250.11 and operating funds totaling $25,581,219.71. Revenue in operating funds was listed as local $1,114,620; state $846,127; and federal $122,795.
Miss Baker presented the figures and recommended reimbursing the imprest account $3,270.39 and approving payment of bills totaling $1,131,987.25. “We are showing a 5.73% increase over last year with a net fund balance of $30,463,250.11,” Miss Baker said. A motion to approve the financial report was made by Erica and seconded by Chad; roll-call votes recorded affirmative responses from Jill, Chad, Desher, Brandon and Erica.
The board also approved the consent agenda, which included minutes (Jan. 12 regular and closed, Jan. 14 HR athletics committee, Feb. 11 special meeting and closed), the cafeteria report, a student-teacher placement list (five at the high school and one at the junior high), fundraiser activity (band discount cards in February), and scheduled field trips (including an EHS Mystery Club trip to the City Museum in St. Louis on March 13 and grade-level museum trips). The motion to approve the consent agenda passed after a second and affirmative voice responses.
Other routine approvals during the meeting included the board’s authorization for Glass & Shuppet to perform the FY26 audit (including A-133 and GATA components) at a cost not to exceed $35,000, and the board’s approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Region Office of Education (ROE) #3 to utilize TriStar and Inspire for alternative education programs. “Annually, the DOE approved the auditor to Glass and Shuppet to complete that FY26 audit,” a board speaker said before the motion. The auditor engagement motion was made by Erica, seconded by Chad, and approved by roll call.
Miss Baker presented the figures and recommended reimbursing the imprest account $3,270.39 and approving payment of bills totaling $1,131,987.25. “We are showing a 5.73% increase over last year with a net fund balance of $30,463,250.11,” Miss Baker said. A motion to approve the financial report was made by Erica and seconded by Chad; roll-call votes recorded affirmative responses from Jill, Chad, Desher, Brandon and Erica.
The board also approved the consent agenda, which included minutes (Jan. 12 regular and closed, Jan. 14 HR athletics committee, Feb. 11 special meeting and closed), the cafeteria report, a student-teacher placement list (five at the high school and one at the junior high), fundraiser activity (band discount cards in February), and scheduled field trips (including an EHS Mystery Club trip to the City Museum in St. Louis on March 13 and grade-level museum trips). The motion to approve the consent agenda passed after a second and affirmative voice responses.
Other routine approvals during the meeting included the board’s authorization for Glass & Shuppet to perform the FY26 audit (including A-133 and GATA components) at a cost not to exceed $35,000, and the board’s approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Region Office of Education (ROE) #3 to utilize TriStar and Inspire for alternative education programs. “Annually, the DOE approved the auditor to Glass and Shuppet to complete that FY26 audit,” a board speaker said before the motion. The auditor engagement motion was made by Erica, seconded by Chad, and approved by roll call.
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