# Finance Advisory Committee - November 4, 2026

The November 4, 2026 Finance Advisory Committee meeting of SCCPSS focused on planning the district’s FY2028 budget and reviewing its return-on-investment process. Finance staff described a shift from budgeting based mainly on prior-year spending to aligning allocations with strategic priorities and demonstrated impact. Work underway includes projecting revenues and costs to estimate a significant but not yet quantified budget gap, validating authorized positions, reviewing enrollment and school staffing formulas, and assessing central-office and school spending. The proposed timeline targets a budget proposal by late April or May. The committee approved the agenda and April and May meeting minutes; no contract awards or new spending approvals were made.

Procurement-related discussion centered on evaluating existing contracts, software licenses, and contracted services before budget decisions: staff may verify usage and renewal terms and consider optimizing, redesigning, or discontinuing investments, with transitions where needed. The district is also reviewing textbook and student-device refresh cycles, bus fleet acquisitions, cell-phone pouch costs, facility-use rates, and special-education staffing options, including managed services. An ROI example cited $782,500 in direct spending on Ignite and an estimated $2,500 per student who met both the implementation-fidelity standard and growth goal; these figures were presented for analysis, not as a new award. Staff also plan a working session with Tyler to assess Munis budget capabilities. Grant programs and expiring restricted funds will be reviewed, though the district has no dedicated grant-writer position. The committee emphasized considering student and staff impacts and implementation evidence before changing services or purchases.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 04, 2026

### Sources
- [Finance Advisory Committee - November 4, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1aKtBbA8pw) - SCCPSSCommunications