District holds public hearing on proposed 2025–26 budget; state May revision and Title I shifts noted

Ms. Marshall presented the Hueneme School District’s proposed 2025–26 budget and opened a public hearing on the draft adopted budget, citing guidance from the governor’s May revision and state budget developments.

She said the May revision proposes a 2.3% cost‑of‑living adjustment to the Local Control Funding Formula, special education and selected categorical programs, and reiterated that the district’s LCFF funding is driven by average daily attendance (ADA) funded on a three‑year average; the district’s three‑year average dips for 2025–26, reducing funded ADA. Ms. Marshall said the district will monitor attendance and hopes it returns to pre‑pandemic levels.

Ms. Marshall told the board that federal Title I funds may be limited under the May revision, projecting an approximate reduction of $457,000 to the district’s federal Title I allocation; she said those funds are intended to strengthen parent, family and community engagement programs for English learners. The presentation noted the risk that lost federal funds may require state backfill or local adjustments.

On program changes, Ms. Marshall said the May revision shows full implementation of universal transitional kindergarten (TK) funding — children whose fourth birthday falls by Sept. 1 will generate attendance funding beginning in 2025–26 — and reiterated that the governor remains committed to fully funding universal school meals. She recapped legal and budgeting context, noting the district builds its budget under Education Code requirements and in coordination with the LCAP.

The public hearing provided an opportunity for community review before the board adopts the final budget; the presentation closed without an adoption vote in the hearing segment recorded in the transcript.