H.3. Consider Approval of Amended Budget Description: Administration Requests Approval of Amendments to the 2026-2027 Budget General Fund: The amendment includes the following expense increases: Functions 41, 51,71, & 99 — Transfer between funds no increase Function 21 -Instructional Leadership -  $99,000 Contracted Specialist for Liberty and BHE approved at special Board meeting Function 11 - $75

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H.3. Consider Approval of Amended Budget Description: Administration Requests Approval of Amendments to the 2026-2027 Budget General Fund: The amendment includes the following expense increases: Functions 41, 51,71, & 99 — Transfer between funds no increase Function 21 -Instructional Leadership -  $99,000 Contracted Specialist for Liberty and BHE approved at special Board meeting Function 11 - $75,000 Life Skill Teacher for West Early Learners Academy Function 11 - $75,000 Special Education Teacher for Fine Arts Academy Function 11 - $120,000 Contract Labor for Special Programs (nets zero with revenue for evaluations) Function 11 - $7,000 Ruby Payne training by AHA for Liberty staff Functions 11 & 13 - Transfer between functions for interpreter Function 31 - Diagnostician retiring ($29,700) Revenue increases are as follows: State revenues: $120,000 — Additional evaluations above budgeted (nets zero with increase in contracted services) This amendment increases the budget deficit by $226,300, resulting in a projected year-end deficit of $2,123,487. Attachments: ( 2 ) Amendment TaxpayerImpactStatementJuly2026

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.