The Riverside Unified School District Board of Education on July 26 adopted the district’s 2025–26 budget and related fiscal resolutions, including allocations of committed fund balances.

During public comment before budget adoption, a community member warned that the U.S. Department of Education had sent California a notice regarding sex‑segregated athletics and urged the district to plan for potential loss of federal funds or legal action if state policy is not changed. The speaker asked the board to include contingency language in upcoming budget planning and to clarify the district’s approach to Title IX compliance.

District staff presented highlights of the adopted budget: projected total revenues of approximately $734 million, projected expenditures around $790 million, and a projected general‑fund balance for fiscal year 2025–26. Staff noted the district’s projected LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) base and that 73.8% of general‑fund revenue derives from LCFF. The presentation reported a per‑pupil budget figure of approximately $21,348 for 2025–26 and listed $156 million of board‑committed funds for specific purposes shown in the agenda packet.

Board members asked staff about the district’s exposure to potential federal funding changes mentioned during public comment. Staff and counsel said they had no current, specific notice of an immediate suspension of the district’s primary federal funding streams (Title I, special education/IDEA, child nutrition) and that any change to those streams would require federal legislative action or formal federal direction. Staff said the district would monitor developments and incorporate changes into the first interim budget if necessary.

The board voted to adopt the district budget and took separate votes to adopt related resolutions and the listing of committed funds. The motions carried by recorded vote.

The speaker who raised Title IX concerns requested the board address the issue in future budget discussions so that contingencies — including potential impacts on programs funded by federal dollars — are considered if the legal or funding environment changes.