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Ithaca board moves to commission enrollment and property studies as budget pressures mount
Summary
Board members discussed commissioning two studies—enrollment projection and district real estate valuation—to identify long-term cost savings and to inform possible school consolidation or capital project planning; results are expected by the end of summer and would not affect the 2025–26 budget cycle.
Board members and staff on Jan. 14 laid out plans to commission two district studies — one on future enrollment and one on the value of district real estate — to guide discussions about long-term cost containment and possible changes in how facilities are used.
Dr. Blaylock, finance committee member, said the studies will deliver data the district lacks and that the Request for Proposals calls for results “to come back around the end of the summer.” He said the board expects to use that information starting in the fall, but that any structural changes would not be implemented in time to affect the 2025–26 budget cycle. “At this point, we're simply engaged in the data collection exercise,”…
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