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Pasadena ISD CFO outlines budget timeline, warns of legislative uncertainty
Summary
CFO Dr. Tamika Alfred Stevens and Superintendent Dr. Tony Lopez briefed trustees on a budget planning timeline for fiscal 2025–26, highlighting possible changes from House Bill 2, enrollment declines and projected revenue uncertainties; board expects a draft budget by June 24.
Dr. Tamika Alfred Stevens, the district chief financial officer, told the Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 22 that officials plan to deliver a draft 2025–26 budget in late June while continuing to plan under current law because state legislative outcomes remain uncertain.
The budget presentation stressed the effects of two statewide trends: enrollment declines and inflation-driven cost increases. Stevens said the district used a demographer’s report that found smaller cohorts in lower grades than upper grades — a pattern she said reduces projected student counts and state funding tied to enrollment.
The district also reviewed…
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