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Budget update: Liberty projects $1.5M carryforward, freezes hiring and identifies cuts; board and public raise alarms over psychologist vacancies and contracts
Summary
District finance staff outlined a plan of purchase-order reductions, a hiring freeze and reallocated expenses that they say should leave about $1.5 million in carryforward across operating and capital for FY26. Trustees pressed for more details and residents urged the board to address high teacher turnover. Multiple formal board votes during the
District finance leaders told the Liberty Elementary Governing Board on April 15 that a combination of purchase‑order reductions, a hiring freeze and targeted transfers could leave the district with about $1.5 million in combined carryforward for fiscal year 2026, while staff prepared a May budget revision for FY2025.
Accountant Crystal Mosier and consultant Rebecca Williams presented numbers showing an estimate of roughly $500,000 carryforward for maintenance & operations (M&O) and about $1,000,000 for capital (DAA) if planned steps proceed. The administration said it will close or reduce noncritical purchase orders, use journal entries to move some expenses to alternative funds, and transfer $700,000 from DAA capital funds into M&O as part of the May budget revision.
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