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Superintendent outlines $5 million budget gap; administration proposes staff and spending reductions
Summary
District leaders told the USD 453 board on Jan. 13 that the district faces an estimated $5 million shortfall driven by enrollment declines and higher expenses and presented initial reduction options including staff FTE cuts, subscription trims and temporary suspension of ‘Chamber Bucks.’
At the Jan. 13 meeting, Superintendent Dr. Adams and district staff presented a status update on an estimated $5 million budget gap for the coming year, attributing roughly half the shortfall to declining student enrollment and the remainder to projected expenditure increases such as health and property insurance.
Dr. Adams told the board the district had identified just under $3 million in reductions and had about $1.2 million left to find. He listed categories under consideration:…
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