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Colorado Springs School District 11 adopts 2025–26 budget after amendment removing two union-release FTEs
Summary
The Board of Education approved the district—s 2025——26 budget, including a roughly 10% staff compensation package, after voting to remove FTE allocated to the CSEA and ESP presidents. The board approved multiple related fiscal and policy resolutions during the meeting.
The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education on Wednesday approved its fiscal year 2025——26 budget after an amendment removing full-time equivalent (FTE) positions that had been allocated to the salaries of the classified employees association president and the educational support personnel president.
The budget vote followed an amendment proposed by Director Nelson and a lengthy public and board discussion about priorities. Superintendent Gahl said the budget was designed to shift resources "as close to students as possible" and described it as "a hallmark budget" that ties dollars to schools and students.
Board members said the spending plan prioritizes classroom resources and staff compensation. The final adopted plan includes the compensation package the district characterized as a roughly 10% increase distributed across employees.
Why it matters: The budget sets spending and staffing for the coming school year and reflects the board—s decision to reallocate some central office and reserved funds to schools and employee pay. The amendment to remove two union-release FTEs was a contested element of the board—s deliberations and…
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