Board reviews special education service agreement; trustee asks to separate IU adopted budget line

At the meeting a board member read agenda item C.10, which approves acceptance of a special education budget service agreement with Delaware County Intermediate Unit (IU) No. 20 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. The document lists $1,871,000 as the district’s dollar amount for the service agreement.

The reader said the IU’s presented total—listed elsewhere in the materials—was much larger and asked the board to separate the adopted IU budget from the district’s allocation on the approval so it is clear what the district is authorizing. "Can I ask before we put this to approve that we separate the total... we separate adopted budget adopt their budget as a separate 2 line items?" the trustee asked.

Another member confirmed the $1.871 million appears to be the district’s allocation but said they would need to look into the full breakdown to confirm responsibility and exact figures. Members noted each district must accept the overall IU budget, and that the district’s required acceptance should show the district’s specific portion as its own line item for transparency.

There was discussion but no roll-call vote recorded in the transcript excerpt; board members asked staff to clarify the budget presentation before formal approval to ensure the district’s obligation is explicit on the agenda item.