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Chandler Unified adopts first 2025–26 budget revision; petitions state for advanced payment of aid
Summary
Board approved the first revision to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget after a required public hearing. The revision adjusts ADM, reduces maintenance and operations funding, and adds one-time legislative allocations. The board also approved petitioning the state for advanced payment of state aid to meet cash-flow obligations.
The Chandler Unified School District Governing Board approved the first revision to its 2025–26 annual expenditure budget Sept. 10, following a required public hearing in which district finance staff described enrollment, weighting and legislative adjustments that changed the adopted numbers.
Key figures and reasons for the revision District business officials said average daily membership (ADM) figures fell compared with the previous year and the district’s original budget assumptions. The district reported an overall ADM adjustment of 1,179 students compared with last fiscal year; the maintenance-and-operations (M&O) budget was revised from $240,775,637 to $238,805,616, a decrease of $1,970,021, primarily driven by the ADM change.
At the same time, the legislature approved several…
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