Extra $6.3 million in state aid would erase Allen ISD's projected budget shortfall and cover rising bus fuel costs

Allen ISD's general fund budget would go from a projected deficit to break-even under an amendment the Board of Trustees is scheduled to approve Monday, Oct. 26, thanks to $6.3 million in state money the district did not count on when it adopted the budget.

The district's adopted 2026-27 plan expected $220.9 million in revenue against $226.2 million in spending, leaving a gap of about $5.3 million. To help cover it, the budget penciled in a $1.5 million transfer from other sources.

Where the money comes from

According to the amendment, the new state revenue arrives in two pieces:

• $3.5 million more in Foundation School Program aid, the result of a property value audit for the previous year.
• $2.8 million in additional per capita funds, which the memo describes as a 2025-26 payment that came in after the new fiscal year began and can be booked to this year.

That raises expected state revenue from $46.1 million to $52.4 million and total revenue to about $227.2 million. The planned $1.5 million transfer would be dropped.

Where some of it goes

The amendment also adds $985,530 in spending, most of it for getting students around. Transportation would get $860,530 more, which the amendment attributes to higher fuel costs, McKinney-Vento transportation and labor costs tied to extracurricular events. Another $75,000 would go toward transporting students to extracurricular events and $50,000 to health services.

With those changes, revenue and spending would both sit at $227,180,970. The cover memo, which lists Assistant Superintendent Kyle Penn as the responsible administrator, says any savings on the expense side would become a surplus.

The amendment is part of the consent agenda, which trustees approve in one vote unless an item is pulled. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Professional Learning & Auxiliary Services Building, 610 E. Bethany Drive.

Sources

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