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District outlines $4.3M shortfall, proposes priority‑based cuts and one‑time uses to protect curriculum investments
Summary
Stillwater Area Public Schools finance staff presented an updated FY2025–26 projection showing a roughly $4.3 million operating gap after accounting for one‑time uses; administrators proposed priority‑based reductions, program realignments and restricted‑fund uses to protect curriculum purchases and core services.
District finance staff and administrators provided the board with an updated budget forecast for FY2025–26 showing an estimated general fund gap after targeted mitigations.
Numbers and drivers: presenters reported a projected general fund budget of roughly $152.6 million for FY2025–26 and described a roughly $5.4 million shortfall before targeted adjustments. After identifying one‑time funding uses (operating capital and federal carryover), presenters said they would cover curriculum purchases from restricted operating capital and bring the remaining gap to about $4.3 million.
Primary cost drivers included inflation on salaries and…
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