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Judson ISD staff outline 2025–26 budget projections, deficit options and timeline to seek voter tax authority
Summary
District finance staff presented initial '25–'26 projections showing a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall, staffing needs for two new campuses and a timeline if trustees choose to pursue voter approval to raise operating revenue (VADER).
Finance and district leadership presented an initial budget projection at a special Judson ISD board meeting that showed a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall for the 2025–26 fiscal year and a list of staffing and program options to reduce the gap.
Finance staff said the district’s current projection for next year’s base budget shows a large shortfall (district discussion referenced a $47.9 million projected deficit in one presentation column) and that the board’s immediate choices will affect class sizes, staffing and program delivery. The district reported an operating fund balance of roughly $101 million before adjustments and estimated fund balance could fall to about $32 million under the initial no‑VADER projection…
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