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Buena Park CFO outlines proposed 2025–26 budget, warns of enrollment decline and reserve erosion
Summary
Chief Financial Officer Sandra Poteet presented the proposed 2025–26 budget in a public hearing, highlighting projected enrollment decline of 79 students, a 2.3% COLA for 2025–26, the elimination of Title III for 2026–27 and estimated reserve declines across the multi-year projection; the district will return to adopt the budget on June 23.
Sandra Poteet, the district’s chief financial officer, presented the proposed 2025–26 Buena Park School District budget at a public hearing and warned trustees that state and federal economic uncertainty and declining enrollment are pressuring future reserves.
"We are dealing with a lot of economic uncertainty at the state level," Poteet said, citing federal and state revenue volatility and the governor’s May revision. She said the 2025–26 cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) had been finalized at 2.3%, and the district projects a decline of 79 students for 2025–26.
Why it matters: The proposed budget frames staffing, programs and reserves; trustees must…
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