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Glendale Elementary District board approves FY25 financial report after staff warns of special-education shortfall
Summary
The board unanimously approved the district's FY25 annual financial report after staff said special education and transportation are underfunded and that roughly $4 million in general funds are being used to cover special-education costs; administrators warned ongoing enrollment declines will keep pressure on classroom percentages.
The Glendale Elementary District Board of Education voted to approve the district's FY25 annual financial report at its meeting after a staff presentation that flagged persistent funding pressures for special education and transportation. The board approved the report by recorded 'Aye' votes from Board Members Jaramillo, Wilson and Bartels and Board President Martinez.
Mike Barragan, the district's presenter on the AFR, told the board that salaries and benefits made up about 72% of the maintenance and operations budget in the most recent year and that federal one-time funds used in prior years are being exhausted, which will likely push that share…
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