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Okemos superintendent to recommend budget reductions after $1.2M revenue shortfall; district to seek input and offer voluntary severance
Summary
Superintendent Hood said the district faces a general-fund revenue decrease of about $1.2 million and will present reduction recommendations to the board in coming weeks; administration said it has worked to identify position and program adjustments and will offer voluntary separations as an option while stressing no forced retirements.
Superintendent Hood told the Okemos Public Schools Board of Education the district opened the year projecting a deficit and now faces a decrease in general fund revenue of about $1.2 million that, together with rising insurance and special-education cost pressures, will require reduction strategies to balance the 2025-26 budget.
Hood said administrators have been reviewing district accounts, subscriptions and staffing to identify savings and revenue opportunities and that a recommended list of possible reductions will be included in the board packet to be released Thursday after 5 p.m. "We will be providing an update to our community... and what's new that we'll be sharing is the improvement in our projections, but still the need to provide budget reductions for the board's consideration to make sure the district is…
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