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Carpinteria Unified projects $1.6 million shortfall; trustees review nonclassroom cuts and staffing-by-attrition plan
Summary
District leaders told the board Jan. 28 the Carpinteria Unified budget for 2025'26 faces about a $1.6 million gap. The administration proposed reductions concentrated outside the classroom, a legal-fee cut, and staffing reductions through attrition to preserve class sizes and restore reserves.
Carpinteria Unified School District leaders presented a proposed plan to close a projected $1.6 million shortfall in the 2025'26 budget and asked trustees to continue reviewing reductions focused outside the classroom.
Superintendent Diana Rigby and district leaders told the board on Jan. 28 that the district's revenue outlook changed after actual property-tax collections came in lower than an earlier projection (the county and district staff are using a 5% property-tax growth assumption after a recent two-year period of higher growth). At the same time, the district faces higher fixed costs: health-benefit increases, pension contributions (STRS/PERS), and rising special-education costs…
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