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East Side trustees accept 45-day budget update; $6.8 million in one-time state funding won’t eliminate deficit
Summary
The East Side Union High School District board accepted a statutorily required 45-day budget update showing roughly $6.8 million in new one‑time state allocations but confirming the district still faces a structural deficit and must submit a fiscal solvency plan by Oct. 8.
The East Side Union High School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 14 accepted a 45-day budget update that includes about $6,800,000 in one-time state allocations but does not eliminate a projected budget shortfall.
District staff told the board the state had finalized two one-time disbursements—roughly $5.7 million and $1.1 million—bringing an additional $6.8 million into the adopted budget. The superintendent’s office said the funds improve the projected ending fund balance but “do not resolve our budget deficit” and the district must still reduce expenses or identify new revenue and submit a fiscal solvency plan to the County Office of Education by Oct. 8.
Chief Financial/Presenter Huynh (presenting the 45-day update) explained the numbers and described the interaction between COLA and declining enrollment: while the state provided a 2.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that raised per-ADA funding to about $12,746 for grades 9–12, declining attendance and enrollment mean the district will receive fewer dollars overall. Staff estimated the district will receive about $300,000 less in total than in prior years despite an increase in the unduplicated pupil percentage (UPP) that will phase in over time.
Trustees voted unanimously to accept the 45-day update. The board was told the unaudited actuals will be presented Sept. 11 and that the district must file a revised fiscal solvency plan along with those unaudited actuals by Oct. 8.
Board members noted the distinction between percentage COLA and actual dollars received and asked staff to provide updated numbers with the unaudited actuals. Staff said the UPP increase reflected better outreach and reporting and that full benefit from the rolling three-year UPP average will continue to materialize over the next two years.
The action was procedural and did not commit the board to specific cost‑cutting measures; staff reiterated that further reductions or revenue actions will be necessary for long‑term balance.
