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Superintendent outlines priority'based budget reduction process amid declining enrollment and reduced reimbursements
Summary
Superintendent Claudia Hillman updated the board on a community-driven priority based budget reduction process to identify about $6 million in reductions, explained enrollment trends and cited several state policy changes that reduce district revenue or add costs.
Superintendent Claudia Hillman briefed the board on the priority based budget reduction process the district will use to identify recommended reductions for the 2025'26 operating budget.
Hillman said the district has recruited more than 60 community volunteers plus six students from the District Youth Council to serve on multi'week teams that will meet to generate and vet ideas. She outlined the timeline: three community committee meetings in February (the first scheduled the evening after the board meeting), a public community meeting on March 11 to review proposed reductions with the full community, a presentation of revised proposals at the April 14 board meeting, and final action to set budget targets at the April 28 meeting.
Hillman said the district faces three primary pressures: declining…
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