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San Marino Unified previews 2025–26 budget; board told state May revise reduces Proposition 98 and district faces new trash and transportation costs
Summary
Superintendent staff presented the proposed 2025–26 district budget at the June 10 meeting. Presenters described statewide revenue declines in the May revise, conservative ADA projections, planned use of bond proceeds to retire COPs, and new local costs for trash and transportation after city contributions end.
The San Marino Unified School District Board heard a presentation June 10 on the proposed 2025–26 district budget from Dr. Stephen Choi, director of business services. Choi described the statewide budget context, local revenue and expenditure assumptions, and several planned follow‑up actions the district will bring to the board before adoption on June 24.
Choi said the governor’s May revise reduced projected state revenues and cut about $4 billion from the Proposition 98 guarantee that funds K–12 education statewide. He told the board the statutory cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) is 2.3% and is fully funded across the Local Control Funding Formula, but the transitional kindergarten (TK) add‑on was reduced in the May revise from $6,204 to $5,545 per ADA.
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