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Teachers union contests district projections as trustees hear reserve outlook
Summary
At an Aug. 5 Central Union High School District board meeting, district leaders presented multi‑year budget projections showing reserves falling while the teachers union said the district currently holds a larger ending balance and urged renewed pay negotiations.
Gavin Oduenas, president of the El Centro Secondary Teachers Association (ECSTA), told the Central Union High School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 5 that the district’s “total ending balance…is currently at $21,600,131 or an actual real number of 26%,” and urged the board to continue negotiations on pay. The district’s superintendent, Dr. Farkas, and assistant superintendent of business Marcy Mendoza presented a 45‑day budget update that projected reserves would decline in the multi‑year outlook and cautioned about falling toward minimum thresholds.
Why it matters: board reserve levels and multi‑year projections shape what the district can promise teachers, maintain programs, and allocate to classrooms.…
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