Valdez City School District board approves FY27 operating budget

The Valdez City School District board voted to approve its FY27 operating budget after a brief meeting that included a staff summary of the budget and a short discussion of last-minute changes.

Staff said the packet before the board reflected the budget that had been presented previously and the revisions the board approved at its last meeting. A staff member summarized the history of the item, saying, "it is the budget that we presented originally, and then also the budget revisions that you guys approved at the last board meeting that we went over." The chair called for the motion and a second, the clerk reported six "yays," and the motion passed.

Board members and staff clarified that recent, late edits did not cut any permanent positions. One committee member stated, "the last minute changes that were discussed... don't cut any permanent positions," and noted an additional revenue item tied to two intensive students; staff said those costs were balanced within the operating fund.

The figure read into the record during the meeting was transcribed as "14425068¢"; meeting remarks identified this as the FY27 operating budget amount but the transcript's formatting of that figure is unclear. The board recorded a 6–0 vote in favor and the chair adjourned the meeting.

No formal dissent, abstentions, or recorded roll-call vote-by-name for the tally appeared in the transcript.