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Arcadia board outlines contingencies for shortfalls after TEA questions on enrollment and budget
Summary
TEA staff asked how Arcadia High School would respond if first‑year enrollment was substantially below the 240‑student projection. Applicants described staffing flex, administrative consolidation and fundraising commitments, and noted a donated facility that reduces rent pressure.
TEA finance staff pressed Arcadia Schools on how the proposed Arcadia High School would respond if actual year‑one enrollment fell far short of the 240‑student projection; in a scenario posed by a TEA questioner, applicants were asked to explain how they would address a roughly $1.5 million deficit if enrollment were 100 rather than 240 students without immediate budget changes.
John Garland, a TEA questioner, presented a hypothetical: "If we take those 240 students and we change it to 100 students ... without making any staff changes ... you'd be at a deficit about 1,500,000." Proposed superintendent Mohammed Maroof and proposed finance committee member Eduardo Contreras described steps the board and leadership would take to realign…
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