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Kent School District finance director outlines budget outlook and a multi‑year deficit forecast
Summary
Executive Director Raul Perangal presented the district's budget update, summarizing the state budget proposal, expected enrollment and special-education funding changes, a $73.6 million "over-formula" shortfall, and recommended multi-year budget-balancing steps with a June adoption timeline.
The Kent School District received a detailed fiscal update at its May 14 regular meeting, during which Executive Director of Finance Raul Perangal reviewed the state operating budget, anticipated revenue changes for 2025–26, and updated a multi-year forecast that still shows a structural deficit without ongoing balancing steps.
The most important figures: Perangal said the Legislature approved an operating budget (referred to in the presentation as S B 51 67) that totals about $77.9 billion statewide, an increase of roughly $5.9 billion. K–12 education’s portion was presented as $33.7 billion statewide, an increase of approximately $2.5 billion. Per Perangal’s briefing, the district will see a mix of maintenance-level increases and smaller discretionary policy funding.
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