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Judson ISD presents deficit forecast and proposed cuts; board tables consultant hire after debate
Summary
Superintendent presented a multi‑million dollar deficit forecast and an administration list of potential reductions totaling about $11.9 million; trustees tabled a motion to hire a board financial consultant 5–2 and asked administration for further impact analyses.
Superintendent Milton Fields and district staff presented a multi‑year financial forecast and a list of proposed reductions at the Judson ISD special board meeting. The presentation showed the district’s current‑year shortfall narrowed from an earlier projection of about $37 million to roughly $23 million, and a proposed 2025–26 budget gap in the high‑tens of millions depending on revenue outcomes.
Fields told the board the district had reduced the current fiscal year deficit from the earlier projection and outlined administration recommendations for additional cost savings. “We started the year with a $37,000,000 deficit, and we're projected to end with a $23,000,000 deficit,” Fields said while describing actions already taken and the…
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