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Ysleta ISD warns of mounting budget gap; board weighs $5,000 incentive and payroll loan
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff told the board the district faces a multi-year revenue shortfall driven by enrollment decline and uncertain state school finance; the district has offered a $5,000 retirement incentive and plans to seek payroll loans and other cost reductions.
Ysleta Independent School District leaders told the board on May 14 that the district faces an expanding multi-year budget gap driven by declining enrollment and uncertainty over state school finance, and they discussed a $5,000 voluntary separation incentive that administrators say will reduce personnel costs if many employees accept.
Superintendent Dr. De La Torre and finance staff briefed trustees on enrollment trends, state legislation and near-term budget actions. The district reported an average annual enrollment decline of about 1,227 students since the pandemic and said total projected student losses since 2021 will approach 7,900, a drop the presentation estimated would reduce revenue by nearly $79 million.
Finance staff described continuing legislative uncertainty around House Bill 2 and related appropriations (House Bill 500), both of which remained under negotiation in Austin. Board members were…
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