Brevard School District work session, date not confirmed yet
1 h 16 min · 2 videos · 4 public speakers
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- Megan WrightBoard Vice Chair
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Part 2 · 56 min
Brevard school board takes up 6.302-mill tax rate and $1,547,398,093 final budget 13:12
- The board held its second and final public hearing on proposed millage rates and the final budget for fiscal year 2027. 2:54
- Speakers at the hearing asked about a reduction in revenue and raised concerns about cuts to instructional support and paraeducators in ESE classrooms. 5:37
- Later public comment focused on ESE paraprofessional resignations and pay and on a consulting contract extension. 37:03
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Item by item (10)
- Opening and agenda adoption 0:29
- The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:29
- A district staff member said the agenda included 6 final public budget hearing items, 2 proclamations and 25 consent items, and listed revised items. 2:03
- A motion to approve the agenda was made and seconded, followed by a roll call. 2:44
- Rollback and proposed millage rates 2:54
- Public hearing comments on budget 4:46
- A speaker at the hearing asked what was driving a reduction of around $22.6 million in revenue since July 28th and raised concerns about decreases on the instructional side. 5:37
- Katye Campbell said some reductions came from cuts requested for this fiscal year, could include positions that were never filled, and offered to help with a public records request; a district staff member said the proposed budget is $79 million lighter than last year's. 9:00
- A second speaker said over 70 instructional support paras are being cut and asked the board to look at the cuts to support services before approving the budget. 11:04
- Millage levy resolution 13:12
- Final budget adoption 13:55
- A district staff member read a motion to adopt the final 2027 budget, including a general fund of $823,521,638 and a total budget of $1,547,398,093. 13:55
- One board member said the budget is a plan that changes and that money may move based on needs, and said the concerns raised about ESE were relevant and need to be addressed. 14:53
- A district staff member said the district would not violate required ESE ratios and would look into the situation at Roosevelt. 15:55
- Forwarding budget documents to agencies 16:31
- A district staff member read motions to authorize the superintendent to forward the millage levy resolution to the county property appraiser and tax collector and to send budget documents to the State Department of Education and the Department of Revenue. 16:31
- A speaker thanked finance and budget staff for work to get the budget $20 million lower to match expenses to revenue. 17:41
- A district staff member said the budget is $79 million lower than last year's approved budget and that most of the positions cut were vacant. 19:22
- Heritage and prevention month proclamations 20:52
- A district staff member read a proclamation recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, and the board held a roll call on it. 21:33
- A proclamation was read, and a roll call followed a call for a motion and a second. 27:01
- Representatives of community organizations thanked the board and described their work. 29:04
- Public comment 33:30
- A speaker at public comment said 21 ESE paraprofessional resignations appeared across 4 consecutive personnel reports and said a public records request would be filed for staffing data. 37:03
- Other speakers asked for an executive summary explaining budget changes and suggested a stipend or higher rate for ESE paras. 39:51
- A speaker asked what the district gets from a consulting contract extension of another 6 months and $48,000 and asked for more transparency. 43:07
- Consent agenda 45:12
- Board member and staff reports 46:48
- A speaker described attending science teacher awards and a Partners in Education kickoff with 65 partners, and encouraged residents to become mentors through Take Stock in Children. 47:05
- A district staff member said the district produces a Popular Annual Financial Report and a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report summarizing the budget. 52:46
- The staff member said lobbying efforts produced $2.2 million in federal money for an aviation program and a $600,000 state appropriation for a firefighting program. 54:01
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