That lease actually fell through. So, we actually lost revenue about $21,000 in our first year. All right. So, the fun stuff, I guess. So, the general fund revenue is projected um at the second interim at about $96.9 million. That's a change of about $844,000 from the first interim. That's about a 087% change. Um the majority of the changes or the increases in revenue come from our local site donations. So to kind of give you an idea, we have about $118,000 of site donations that we recognized from the first interim to the second interim. So that was from October 31st of 2025 to January 31st of 2026. Right? So we received about an additional $118,000. The other section is for fundraisers. Um that's about $174,000. The fundraisers went specifically to um field trips which is science camp. So once again from that time frame we increased revenue by by $174,000.
Not all of our kids meet the threshold, just so you know. So, we own all of that cost if if a student may go to the Accept Collaborative. It may be under Bless you. It may be under the reimbursable um requirement to claim, so you own it all, right? Um so, it can only be used for that. Athletics the same thing. Athletic fees can only be used for things that are related to athletics. Now, it can be So, transportation's an interesting one, right? We can use transportation for athletics because it's transportation. If if just but only for bussing. But not for salaries. Chris. Just one thing to keep in mind too when you're talking about the circuit breaker for the ending balance, the reason the balance isn't zero is because so we can have budget continuity. We know what we're going to be able to budget for this year.
And we appreciate you, you know, being patient. You've seen some schools, you've heard from the middle school tonight, you'll hear next week from Federal Street, some schools that have come out of, right, assistance and needing some work and other schools that are still in assistance. So, given time, they will make progress and they need to do things. and some of our other motions to jump a little ahead um are I think are great suggestions and some great topics for further discussion that we're going to see a little later on tonight about um why do we do certain things right um sometimes people will ask me why do we do things and obviously I don't have a lot of history here right now but the reason we we in education do a lot of things is because we've always done it that way right and it doesn't mean we can't change we can definitely look at things and I appreciate you being the school committee asking those questions about how we might be able to tweak different policies, right?
Right? And it doesn't mean we can't change. We can definitely look at things, and I appreciate you being the school committee asking those questions about how we might be able to tweak different policies, right? We're going to look at a few different ones. I think they'll be referred to subcommittees. We've briefly talked last week about or last month about the field trip policy. And kind of come to maybe maybe a little conclusion or consensus, but it still has to go through the proper channels. Um so, just because things have been done that way doesn't mean they always have to continue to be done that way, but that is the reason why they're done, right? People have set precedent, we have policies, so um we can always look for better ways to tweak or get some answers and have some rationale behind that. So, thank you for that.
So that makes up the majority of the increase. Uh this just gives you the breakdown of our general fund revenue. You can see the majority of our revenue come from LCFF revenue which is the state allocation model. receive about 73% within that 73% um going back to the different allocation models community funded versus state aid funded I mean um uh LCF funded um you can see that we receive about 37 I mean sorry 50% is state aid and about 50% is local property taxes um the actual numbers in there is 37% of the total um but within the LCFF is about 5050 So, as far as the general fund expenditures, um, as of the second interim for 2526, it's about $98 million. Um, this is a change about 008% um or $800,000. The biggest change comes from increases in salaries and our certificate and classified salaries.
So, we always do have We're a year behind. We're a year behind. >> system and not a Correct. Correct. It's not like there's that money just sitting there. Right. It's a good practice. There are some districts who anticipate what they're getting and that's what they use as their budget. This is the best approach. It's actually the recommended approach. So, that's what So, Mark, to answer your question, that's Right. So, that 3.3.1 million under 2.25 is not real. It's 2.1 is gone. So, you've got a million left in the other three remaining accounts, school bus, building, and athletics can only be used for that. 140,000 in athletics, we already told you we run a deficit of 300,000. >> Right. That's not even enough to cover the program. >> But, one of the things that you know, you've asked for feedback on presentation before and then it's just kind of dawning on me now, so >> I'm not asking anymore.
We're going to look at a few different ones. I think they'll be referred to subcommittees. We've briefly talked last week about or last month about the field trip policy and kind of come to maybe maybe a little conclusion or consensus, but it still has to go through the proper channels. So, just because things have been done that way doesn't mean they always have to continue to be done that way, but that is the reason why they're done, right? people have set precedent, we have policies. So, um, we can always look for better ways to tweak or get some answers and have some rationale behind that. So, thank you for that. And once again, I know that the mayor is online tonight. Um, I'm continue to be impressed. I was mentioning to my wife the other night that your attendance at these meetings um is excellent.
And once again, I know that the mayor is online tonight. Um I'm continuing to be impressed. I was mentioning to my wife the other night that your attendance at these meetings um is excellent. Not even just good, it's excellent. The fact that everybody shows up and gives of your time. So, thank you for that. That doesn't generally happen at a lot of other districts. Don't get any ideas. Um I did just want to know I'm not sure if the enrollment report did make it into the Oh. to the enrollment report. >> make sure then. Cuz I have a copy in my packet, so I thought it was there. I'm sorry. Yeah.
The reason for that is because we're currently in negotiations. We have made proposals to our bargain units of increasing salary schedules by 2%. So that actually has been included in this budget so that we can plan for it going forward. This is just a general breakdown of the general fund expenditures. So you can see that certificated salaries, classified salaries, and our employee benefits make up about $85 million um of the total expenditures expenditures of the $98 million. So that's about 87% of our total expenditures goes towards salary and benefits. This further breaks down um the salaries into individual categories. Um so you have 67% of our total expenses related to salaries and benefits. So this does include benefits um for our certificated non-management. So once again those are our teachers um any classification that requires a certificate that is not a management level position. Then we have our classified non-management which makes about 24%.
I can appreciate that. But, it it may just be as we talk about this going forward, it'd be worth sort of segregating out the school choice because that's really the only amount of money there that there's any flexibility with. And we can talk about that. Yeah, fair enough. But, you know, as people go to town meeting presentation, formal budget hearing, people are going to say, "Well, you got $3 million sitting right there, right?" Yeah. It it really isn't that. It's under those slides, it's 250,000 or Right. Even a heading like revolving accounts that we can't access for operational I have it in the budget book. I describe it, but yeah, it's a good point. And just to piggyback on what you mentioned about transportation revolving and why you have some extra there. Uh looking back at the data that Chris provided me, you know, between FY 17 and 18 was a contract year and uh our expenses for uh after fees and everything like that went up uh over $600,000.
Not even just good, it's excellent the fact that everybody shows up and gives of your time. So, thank you for that. That doesn't generally happen at a lot of other districts. don't get any ideas. >> Um, I did just want to know I'm not sure if the enrollment report did make it into the >> Oh, >> to the >> I will I will make sure then because I have a copy of my packet, so I thought it was there. Sorry. >> Yeah.
Um any questions for either the assistant superintendent or the superintendent? Yes, member Webb. I don't really have a question. I just want to um echo what um Assistant Superintendent Sullivan said, that we really are looking forward to the cardboard challenge and everyone here on school committee is also welcome to come. And it's a really great K through 4 event and siblings are welcome. We had like 90 families last year. So, we're really hoping to have a lot more. Read member Goodwin. Just a quick question for people who may be listening. Has our enrollment grown at all this year or is it stable? Our enrollment is stable. We were down two last month. That's generally stable. We go up and down. We we've grown in I I a question. Yes. Uh Mr. Sullivan, uh thank you for um all that information about literacy in the schools.
Um these are um our instructional aids or pair of educators, accountants, um secretaries and staff. So all of those non-management positions make about 24% and management as a whole makes about 9%. So total salaries and benefits $81 million taking out something called the stirs on behalf. So, this is that um I don't want to call it a phantom accounting entry, but it's the district's recognition of what the state puts in to Calsters. And so, it's like our portion of their um contribution, and we there's a calculation, but there's no actual revenue coming in or coming out or expenses going out um for the uh stirs on behalf. So since that's actually not real dollars, we take that out to see that um the total expenses that we're actually paying for um salaries and benefits is $81 million. Like I said before, it's about 87% of our total expenditures.
So, that's why you're doing it, right? You don't know what that is uh and and that's that's why that's there. If if we were to be irresponsible and spend that down now and you get a bump in a in a contract year, we we would just putting ourselves in a in a in a deep hole. Probably cutting transportation services. Possibly. We we we shouldn't Yeah, yeah. Right. Again, that's a whole another kettle of fish. We've had that conversation, right? Yeah. So So I think part of it too is right and I know there are hiccups and I know there are pains with combining middle school and high school routes. Now when we when we did that a number of years ago, there were there was concern, you know, with high school kids being able to school kids those concerns are, you know, are very small really in the end, right?
Um, any questions for either the assistant superintendent or the superintendent? >> Yes, member whip. >> I don't really have a question. I just want to um echo what um Assistant Superintendent Sullivan said that we really are looking forward to the cardboard challenge and everyone here on school committee is also welcome to come and it's a really great K through four event and siblings are welcome. We had like 90 families last year so we're really hoping to have a lot more. >> Great member Goodwin. >> Just a quick question for people who may be listening. Has our enrollment grown at all this year or is it stable? >> Our enrollment is stable. We were down two last month. >> That's generally stable. We go up and down. We we've grown and >> I have a question. >> Yes. >> Uh Mr. Sullivan, uh thank you for um all that information about literacy in the schools.
Um my question is uh do you feel like the district has a sufficient number of interventionists at this time? It's a challenging question, I think. We do have a sufficient number of interventionists because we're building the capacity of our teachers to serve that gap, and we have intervention positions that have been posted for 2 years that we haven't been able to fill. So, I guess double-edged sword, but I think we've tried to take a practical approach to the challenge of filling those positions. But, we'll always take more. All right. I also just wanted to really thank you for providing us with this PowerPoint that includes a lot of rich data that we can use. Um I just really appreciate the transparency, and I just feel like between your PowerPoint and and Principal Fenimore's PowerPoint, I'm like, give me more PowerPoints. I I love to see them.
Um average districts range anywhere between 80 to 85%. Um we prior to I think last year we were about at 90%. So that amount has decreased, but we're still above average um with our percentage in expenses related to um salary and benefits. So in January, the governor um came out with his proposed budget for 2627. Um so these are some of the key highlights um that were embedded into his budget. So the the governor is funding the COLA at 2.41%. Um the COLA is the calculation within statute. The governor doesn't always fund all of COLA. Um it's only happened a couple times, but this year he's able to the revenues are going to increase enough at the state level in order for him to fund the full 2.41%. Um there is a proposal called the student support and professional development block grant that could be approximately $500 per average daily attendance.
But it saved us significant um amounts of money because we don't need as many buses either, right? So we're able to they figured out the routes how to drop off one side of the town and pick up before they go to the other side of town. You know, Donald Walsh has been great. Chris's team, Tamara, you know, working through the the the bussing. It's very complex. And that contract year I believe we we added three we needed to add three buses at at that particular contract year. Yeah, so We're not even talking about things. Let's let's move on. But but but this is stuff we're not even talking about capital investments 14 and a half million dollars of of things we need. Um and that you know, that's important. We need a roof replacement at the high school. We need turf field replacements at middle and high school.
Um my question is uh do you feel like the district has a sufficient number of interventionists at this time? >> It's a challenging question. I think we do have a sufficient number of interventionists because we're building the capacity of our teachers to serve that gap and we have intervention positions that have been posted for two years that we haven't been able to fill. So, I guess double-edged sword, but I think we've tried to take a practical approach to the challenge of filling those positions, but we'll always take more. >> All right. I also just wanted to really thank you for providing us with this PowerPoint that includes a lot of rich data that we can use. Um, I just really appreciate the transparency and feel like between your PowerPoint and and Principal Fenomor's PowerPoint, I'm like, give me more PowerPoints. I I love to see them.
Um so, just really wanting to positively rein- reinforce and positively encourage more of this. Thank you. Appreciate the feedback. Thank you. Any others? Any others? All right. Seeing none, thank you, uh administrators, and at this time, I think we can move on to our consent agenda. Um little bit of a typo. I don't think we had an item B, or if we did, we removed it to somewhere's else. So, um I'm looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda as listed. However, are there any members that would wish to remove an item from the consent agenda? Okay, seeing none, I put forward the motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. Second. All right, motion from Chair Sexton, second from Member Goodwin. Uh I think because we've got a member online, every vote needs to be a roll call vote. >> Yep. Member Goodwin.