Shoreline School Board grants superintendent authority to implement reduced-education plan amid budget shortfall

The Shoreline School Board on May 6 voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2025-8, giving Superintendent Reyes authority to implement a reduced educational program intended to help the district meet a projected $6.5 million budget reduction target.

The district presented the REP as a legal, budget-driven plan that authorizes targeted staffing and program reductions if needed to produce a balanced budget. Superintendent Reyes said the plan is part of a multi-year effort to rebuild the district’s unreserved fund balance and to avoid “binding conditions” under state oversight should the district fail to submit a positive budget.

Why it matters: The board and district staff said rising costs continue to outpace state revenue and that the district must submit a balanced budget by August. During the legislative session lawmakers passed what the district identified as House Bill 2049, which the district says gives many school districts authority to run a supplemental levy; Shoreline staff estimate a successful supplemental levy could yield roughly $3.8 million for the 2025–26 budget year and about $7.25 million across two budget…