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Wenatchee district outlines $2.5 million target for next-year reductions, cites levy passage and enrollment trends
Summary
District leaders reviewed the 2025–26 budget outlook, described prior reductions, and said passage of the February levy changed the discussion; staff set a preliminary target of up to $2.5 million in reductions for 2025–26 and reviewed enrollment and reserve concerns.
District leaders reviewed budget work for the 2025–26 school year at the March 11 board meeting, saying the passage of the district’s February EP&O levy has eased some pressure but that the district still faces enrollment-driven funding declines.
Presenters told the board the district realized about $4.4 million in reductions in 2023–24 and about $8.9 million in reductions for 2024–25. For planning purposes the district set a preliminary reduction target of up to $2.5 million for 2025–26; staff said the figure is a target for the upcoming budget rather than a set of immediate layoff actions and that some savings have already been…
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