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Superintendent warns expenditures exceed projected revenue for 2025‑26; district taking steps to reduce spending and preserve staff
Summary
District leaders told trustees that revenue projections for 2025‑26 fall short of projected expenditures because of proration, vouchers and inflation; the district has paused some hiring and travel, reduced discretionary budgets and begun an allocation reassessment to avoid a deficit while minimizing impacts to instructional staff.
Superintendent and finance staff told the board the district expects expenditures to exceed projected revenue for fiscal year 2025‑26 and described measures taken to reduce the gap and protect employees.
At the May 27 workshop the superintendent gave a budget overview, saying Clay County Schools will finish FY 2024‑25 with a compliant fund balance but faces uncertainty for 2025‑26. The district attributes the shortfall to lower FTE revenue (proration), increased use of school vouchers and inflationary cost…
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