Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
District staff recommend "positive" second interim certification as enrollment declines
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Howard Ho and Director Monique Benjamin presented the 2024–25 second interim budget, recommended a positive certification and described revenue/expenditure assumptions including a $7.8 million current‑year deficit driven by declining enrollment and rising costs.
Lawndale Elementary School District staff presented the 2024–25 second interim budget on March 27 and recommended the board approve a “positive” certification for the current fiscal year and the subsequent two years.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Howard Ho and Director of Budgeting and Accounting Monique Benjamin walked the board through key assumptions: a 1.07% COLA for 2024–25, continuing CalPERS pension increases, statewide special education cost pressures, and declining enrollment the district estimates at about 2.5% year‑over‑year. Benjamin said certified enrollment for the year was 4,324…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
