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Show Low Unified previews FY26 budget amid grant cuts and carryforward estimates
Summary
District staff presented a proposed FY2026 budget that anticipates flat enrollment, a $5 million estimated carryforward and reduced federal and state grant funding; the board approved the proposed budget for adoption in July.
Jamie Davis, a district finance staff member, told the Show Low Unified School District Board of Education at its June regular meeting that the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget assumes flat enrollment (2,302 students) and an estimated $5,000,000 carryforward. She said the Arizona Department of Education has changed budget forms so the new-year lines show only FY26 resources and carryforward now appears on a separate line, which makes year-over-year comparisons appear skewed.
Davis said several revenue and grant items are uncertain. The district is assuming no automatic 2% per-pupil increase in the base for the budget she presented; she described the presented budget as a “good budget without the 2%.” She said the Teacher Experience Index (TEI) value decreased (from 1.0163 to 1.0042), which reduces formula funding tied to staff experience. The Classroom Site Fund rose…
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