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Racine Unified asks voters April 1 to approve $190 million over five years to balance budget
Summary
Racine Unified School District will ask voters on April 1 to approve $190 million in referendum authority over five years to cover projected operating shortfalls and preserve staff, programs and class sizes; the district says the ask is intended to maintain the current, reduced budget rather than add new programs.
Superintendent Soren Gajewski said Racine Unified School District will ask voters on April 1 to approve $190,000,000 in referendum authority spread over five years to balance the district’s operating budget.
“Our ask, is over the next 5 years, We're asking for a total of $190,000,000 and this is specifically to balance the current budget over the next 5 years. The vote is on April 1,” Superintendent Soren Gajewski said.
The district says the request reflects projected deficits in each fiscal year and is intended to sustain the district’s current, reduced level of services rather than fund new facilities or large new programs. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Sirick described how the $190 million request maps to projected shortfalls by fiscal year: about $26 million in FY 2026, $30 million in FY 2027, $38 million in FY 2028, $46 million in FY 2029 and $50 million in FY 2030.
Gajewski and…
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