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State budget changes could add and cut millions for Everett Public Schools, director says
Summary
Director Revolinski briefed the board on final state budget provisions that will bring both additional funding in special education and MSOC increases and potential losses under OSPI grant restructuring; the board heard estimates of multi‑million dollar impacts for the district.
Director Revolinski told the Everett Public Schools board on May 13 that the recently passed state budget contains a mix of gains and losses for the district, with some changes expected to take effect in 2026.
Revolinski said changes to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s grant structures could result in a potential loss of about $1,900,000 in future funding for the district, noting impacts on support for homeless students and on expansion funding for transition‑to‑kindergarten programs. At the same time she said several other provisions should increase district revenue: a change in special education funding that switches from tiered excess cost multipliers to a single multiplier will reduce the safety‑net application threshold and extend services through the school year a student turns 22, which she estimated could add about $3,100,000 for Everett next year.
Revolinski also described an increase to the per‑student Materials, Supplies & Operating Costs (MSOC) allocation that she said should add about $850,000 annually to Everett, and a per‑student levy‑lid increase phased to just over $5,000 per student by 2031 that she said would yield roughly $3,300,000 next year for the district depending on the local levy outcome. She told the board the legislature produced “nearly 2,500,000,000 in funding increases” overall for K–12 in this budget cycle, and that the governor was expected to sign the bill before May 21.
Revolinski said the package also froze expansion funding for transition‑to‑kindergarten in the near term and gave districts more flexibility about types of student transportation vehicles beyond standard yellow buses. She concluded by thanking legislators for what she characterized as substantial increases for students statewide and locally.
Board members thanked Revolinski for the briefing and said they would follow up with staff to review budget projections and next steps for district planning. The legislative update was reported as information only; no board action was taken at the meeting.
