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Longview School District board adopts 2025–26 budget parameters after review of reduction best practices
Summary
After a work session reviewing a Hanover Research study and the district’s four‑year forecast, the Longview School District Board approved budget development parameters for 2025–26. Administrators said the district plans to use about $1.6 million of fund balance this year and will monitor state and federal funding changes.
The Longview School District Board of Directors voted to adopt the district’s 2025–26 budget development parameters after a work session that reviewed Hanover Research’s “best practices for navigating budget reductions,” a four‑year budget forecast and the district’s recent use of one‑time federal relief funds.
Superintendent Karen Kwaninger and district finance staff presented the Hanover Research findings, noting the report was commissioned by the Washington Association of School Administrators and includes recommendations that may or may not align with the district’s collective bargaining agreements. The administration told the board the district’s current four‑year forecast assumes a planned use of fund balance of $1,600,000 in 2024–25 to preserve current staffing and programs.
“Overall, the position that our district, that Longview School District is in,…
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