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Evergreen Public Schools board approves $10 million budget extension to cover rising special-education costs
Summary
The board approved Resolution 7,054 to add up to $10 million in spending capacity for the 2024–25 general fund after higher-than-expected special-education costs; staff said the district expects to use about $6 million and the unrestricted fund balance will fall to 4% (board policy is 5%).
The Evergreen Public Schools Board of Directors on June 10 voted to adopt Resolution 7,054, a one-year budget extension that adds up to $10,000,000 in spending capacity to the 2024–25 general fund to address higher-than-anticipated special-education costs.
Jennifer, a district staff member, told the board the district adopted a $432,000,000 general fund budget in August and projected in February that special education could push a projected $4,000,000 shortfall to roughly $10,000,000 by the end of the school year. "We don't think we will need the full $10,000,000. We're actually only…
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