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Tempe Elementary hears final revision to 2024–25 budget; special‑education weights drive revenue gain
Summary
Tempe Elementary School District officials presented a final revision to the 2024–25 expenditure budget at the board’s May 7 meeting, reporting a net increase in weighted Average Daily Membership (ADM) driven by special‑education categories and warning that continuing enrollment declines will require future cuts unless trends reverse.
The Tempe Elementary School District Governing Board on May 7 held a public hearing on the final revision to the fiscal year 2024–25 expenditure budget and heard from Chief Financial Officer Eric Thompson about shifts in state funding tied to student counts and special‑education weights.
Thompson told the board the district’s weighted Average Daily Membership (ADM) increased by 40 since the September revision, driven largely by a rise in special‑education counts. "The big reason for that increase is actually the special education weight," Thompson said. He explained that some special‑education categories carry much larger state weights — "if you have a student who is categorized with multiple disabilities or severe intellectual disabilities, the state will pay…
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