Budget Amendment #1: Weatherford ISD lowers expected state revenue by $3,189,327, to $33,837,657

The summary, prepared by Chief Financial Officer Patricia Melendez and Director of Finance Bethany Cichonsky and revised Oct. 13, raises local revenue by $369,834 and federal revenue by $22,615, so total revenue falls $2,796,878, to $98,202,584. On the spending side the largest changes are $80,000 for facilities acquisition, $48,086 for general administration, $46,639 for transportation and $39,984 for curriculum and staff development, offset by $63,059 less for instruction; total budgeted spending rises to $101,150,978. The memo does not explain the state revenue change. It notes a district "must amend the official budget before exceeding a functional expenditure category," and the amendment was a consent item at Monday's meeting; BoardBook had not posted the outcome as of Tuesday morning.

The district's tax collection report through Aug. 31 shows $75,782,067 collected on an adjusted 2025 levy of $76,929,845 by the appraisal district's figures, about 98.5%; the district budgets on a 98.5% collection rate.

Source: Weatherford ISD, Budget Amendment #1 agenda item and 2026-2027 Budget Amendment #1 summary, and Tax Collection Report year to date Aug. 31, 2026, BoardBook packet for Oct. 19, 2026, read Oct. 20