District reports $3 million revenue increase after state budget; $600,000 unrestricted boost from TK add-on

Western Placer Unified presented a 45-day budget revision on Aug. 5 showing about $3.0 million in additional revenue for the 2025–26 school year following the state budget’s final changes. A staff member summarizing the revision said the largest unrestricted gain—about $600,000—came from the governor-approved increase to the TK add-on rate, from the budgeted $3,148 per TK ADA to $5,545 per TK ADA. The staff member said two one-time restricted grants—the Student Support and Professional Development discretionary block grant (about $2.3 million) and a partial restoration of the Learning Recovery Emergency block grant (roughly $260,000 over three years)—account for the remainder of the increase. The presenter cautioned these are revenue changes based on the state budget only and do not yet reflect subsequent staffing, position-control, or negotiated compensation changes. The district’s unrestricted “economic uncertainty” reserve rose in the projection from about $400,000 at adoption to roughly $1.0 million in the current year and is projected to increase in the following years before accounting for future salary negotiations. Board members asked how district leaders expect to spend the $2.3 million discretionary block grant; the presenter said spending plans have not been finalized and that funds are one-time, recommending against committing them to ongoing expenses. The presenter also noted that the district will review unaudited actuals (Sept. 16) and present first interim budget results in mid-December. No formal action was required for this informational 45-day revision; staff said they will return with further interim reports and staffing updates as vacancies, grants and actual salary/benefit costs become known.