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Uvalde CISD debates budget cuts, stipend reductions and property sale as board seeks balanced budget
Summary
Trustees and district leaders discussed a multi-part plan to realign staffing and stipends to balance the 2025–26 budget, including proposing market adjustments to stipends, selling district property (Slate Creek) to rebuild fund balance, and phased staffing and pay changes; trustees asked administration to return with options and phasing.
Board members and district administrators spent an extended portion of the meeting debating proposed budget reductions for the 2025–26 fiscal year, including large changes to extracurricular stipends, adjustments to workdays and pay for certain positions, and the possibility of selling district property (Slate Creek) to restore fund balance.
Superintendent Colas presented the budget committee's recommendations and progress on administrative reductions, saying the committee had targeted $1.4 million in savings and reported, "Currently, we've reduced 1,900,000.0 for…
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