District overview
Magoffin County Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
What the reviewed record establishes
The five-member elected Board governs districtwide finance, staffing, curriculum, policy and facilities. Rodney Ward is chair; Jesse Rudd II is vice chair; Doug Collinsworth, Jimmy Gullett and Doug Wireman are members. Chris Meadows is superintendent under a contract running through June 30, 2029.
The FY2027 General Fund plan totals $27,460,633.75
The period-2 report combines an $8,106,058.67 opening balance with $19,354,575.08 in budgeted current-year receipts. The receipt plan is $2,455,496.34 local, $16,804,078.74 state and $95,000 federal; the state amount includes $5,052,416.74 of budgeted on-behalf revenue. Resources and appropriations are equal, so the total is not described as operating revenue.
Through period 2, receipts and expenditures are interim
The report lists $2,215,500.89 in General Fund receipts, $1,847,244.78 in expenditures and $873,782.77 in encumbrances through August. The $368,256.11 difference between receipts and expenditures does not account for encumbrances or establish an audited surplus.
The latest reconciliation closes to $11,490,975.13 across listed funds
The July reconciliation starts from a $12,667,767.85 bank balance, subtracts $1,173,792.72 in outstanding checks and includes a $3,000 returned-check adjustment. It reports no bank-to-books difference. The General Fund ledger balance is $5,447,650.01 and Food Service is negative $91,938.50; the unsigned form does not explain later corrective action.
Athletic-field work appears repeatedly as proposals
The April agenda proposes reopening facilities planning; June proposes an LPC finding; September proposes a BG-1 and architect solicitation; October proposes alt32 Architecture, schematic documents, an invoice and another BG-1 for BG 27-144. Without minutes or action records, approval, scope, cost, funding and construction status remain unknown.
The multipurpose-building agendas identify proposed change orders
The February 19 agenda proposes two BG 25-209 change orders for $15,426.07 and $3,448. No published minutes or later closeout record establishes approval, reason, funding or physical completion.
Current phone and AI policies apply districtwide
The June 2025 phone policy generally bars personal-device use during instructional time except emergencies or teacher-authorized instructional use; confiscated devices may be returned only to a parent or guardian. The June 2026 electronic-media policy requires AI procedures addressing safety, privacy, ethics, and inspiration versus cheating or plagiarism.
Comparable districtwide per-pupil spending is unavailable
The collected finance sources provide fund totals but no same-period enrollment figure paired with audited districtwide spending. No per-pupil amount is calculated.
The available Board documents are agendas and event notices. They establish what was scheduled for consideration, while approval, votes and implementation remain unknown unless a separate current policy or finance publication establishes the fact.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Magoffin athletic-fields improvements, BG 27-144
Planning and design proposals documented; approval, cost and construction unknownFour agendas trace facilities-plan, BG-1, architect and schematic-design proposals. No collected minutes establish that the Board approved them.
- Agenda proposed asking KDE to reconvene the Local Planning Committee.
- Agenda proposed an LPC finding to change the facilities plan.
- Agenda proposed a BG-1 and architect/engineering advertisement.
- Agenda proposed alt32 Architecture, schematic documents, an invoice and a BG-1 for BG 27-144.
Funding
No project amount or funding source is stated in the collected agendas.
Multipurpose Building, BG 25-209
Agenda amounts documented; approval and physical status unknownThe February 19 agenda proposes change orders of $15,426.07 and $3,448. No action record or attached forms were published.
- Two change orders were placed on the special-session agenda.
Funding
Not established in the collected record.
Recent news
All 31 collected official records were restored, SHA-256 verified and substantively reviewed. Coverage includes 15 Board agendas, two North Magoffin Elementary SBDM agendas, two additional Board meeting notices in the official event calendar, six finance source files, the school calendar, three SBDM event datasets and three current policies. The current Board archive contains no minutes, all six school document repositories contain no current SBDM minutes, and the linked official YouTube channel contains no current Board recordings.
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