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Alamo Heights ISD warns of multi‑million shortfall; board recommends tiered cuts, asks community to pressure legislature
Summary
District officials outlined an ongoing budget shortfall driven by inflation and static state funding, said the board has already approved $2.5 million in cuts and 22 positions eliminated, and urged parents to contact state lawmakers to press for an increase to the basic allotment tied to House Bill 3.
Dr. Basheera, a district official, told parents at the meeting that Alamo Heights ISD faces a significant budget challenge heading into the next state biennium and outlined a recommendation from a budget advisory process that already led to cuts this year and would likely require further reductions if the Legislature does not increase the state basic allotment.
Dr. Basheera said the district previously cut the equivalent of $2.5 million and eliminated 22 positions to balance the current year’s budget. Looking forward, she said the district must identify an additional $5 million in reductions for the next biennium to allow for staff salary increases, inflationary cost adjustments and to protect the district’s fund balance. “We already had to make several cuts. We cut 22 positions. We ended up…
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