# Marion County Public Schools ICROC Meeting, October 15, 2026

The Marion County Public Schools ICROC referendum oversight meeting on October 15, 2026, reviewed first-quarter spending under the voter-approved 1-mill levy, which runs through June 30, 2027 and is up for renewal in November 2026. The district reported $44.8 million in budgeted revenue and $43.2 million in budgeted expenditures for the year, with about $7.3 million spent in the first quarter. Officials said the referendum supports staffing and programs across physical education, CTE, media centers, fine arts, music, professional development, and school safety; approximately 97% of overall referendum spending goes to salaries and benefits. The CFO said the district is considering transition planning if voters do not renew the levy, though no formal spending motion or vote was reported.

Procurement-related updates included equipment and supplies for eight new CTE programs at South Marion High School, new band uniforms and fine-arts resources, and school-safety purchases and services. The safety presentation described the Gaggle student-monitoring service, a recently purchased Perry Weather detection system, and responder-identification tags; the safety budget was reported at about $6.06 million, with roughly $1.3 million spent in the first quarter. Professional-development spending included substitute coverage for classroom visits, and the committee requested more detail on purchase services. Members also asked about charter-school allocations and payment timing; staff agreed to verify whether CTE has an allocation and confirm the payment schedule.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Public Safety
**Topics:** Emergency Response
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [Marion County Public Schools ICROC Meeting, October 15, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw4DoJFZTj4) - MarionCountyK12