District overview
Bellevue Independent Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What the Bellevue Board has been considering and deciding
Signed September minutes establish adoption of the working budget and project actions. The posted October 21 agenda adds current finance, accountability, partnership and construction materials; its proposed actions remain proposals until an action record or approved minutes is posted.
The Board adopted the FY2027 working budget
Signed September 16 minutes record adoption. The September period-3 report shows a $9,063,057 General Fund budget, $462,238.78 in receipts and $1,603,076.68 in expenditures year to date, including a $545,000 contingency appropriation.
Accountability reports show gains at both campuses
The October packet reports Grandview moved from Yellow to Green with a 73.4 score, Bellevue Middle moved from Orange to Yellow, and Bellevue High remained Yellow while receiving Blue ratings for graduation and transition readiness.
October construction materials point toward closeout while requesting more Board action
The agenda includes project payment applications and BG-4 closeout forms. The documents request Board approval and do not establish the October 21 outcomes.
October project applications use totals that differ from earlier applications. The reviewed records do not provide a single reconciliation of final cost and funding for every project component.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Bellevue High School Gilligan Stadium and Ben Flora improvements
October 2026 payment and closeout proposalsOctober Stadium Pay Application 23 reports a $7,233,784 scheduled value, $7,233,740.80 completed or stored, $43.20 remaining and $7,500 retainage. This total differs from the September application cited earlier, and the packet does not reconcile the scopes. The October application awaits Board action.
- Signed minutes record approval of Pay Application 22, Change Order 7 and the revised BG-1.
- Pay Application 23 and an ADA-walkway BG-4 are posted as proposed agenda actions.
Funding
The application does not state a complete funding mix and does not reconcile its scope to the larger September contract total.
Grandview Elementary gym addition and HVAC renovation
October 2026 payment and closeout proposalsGrandview Payment Application 26 reports a $12,560,476 scheduled value, 100% completed and stored and $50,000 retainage. Separate flooring Payment Application 4 requests $36,571.50, and the metal-wall-panel BG-4 is also proposed for approval.
- Signed minutes record approval of flooring Payment Application 3.
- Gym/HVAC Payment Application 26, flooring Payment Application 4 and the metal-wall-panel BG-4 are posted for Board action.
Funding
The reviewed payment materials do not state one complete funding mix.
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