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Norwalk City Schools forecast warns of looming shortfalls as federal relief ends
Summary
District officials presented a five-year general fund forecast showing pressure from the end of ESSER funds, an unsettled state budget and uncertain property tax revenue, and asked the community and board to weigh potential program changes.
Norwalk City School District officials told the school board on Monday that the district’s general-fund outlook will be tighter in the coming years as one-time federal relief ends and state funding remains unsettled.
The district’s forecast presenter said the district “had over $8,000,000 of ESSER funds in the last 3 years” and that those monies were spent this August, reducing a recent source of one-time revenue. The presenter added that state budget proposals under consideration do not appear positive for public education and that lawmakers are proposing changes that could shift locally voted tax revenue away from districts.
The forecast covered only the general fund and did not include cafeteria or permanent improvement funds. The presenter said about 77% of expenditures…
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