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SFUSD unveils 2017''18 budget first reading; staff flags revenue dips, trade-offs and one'time state funding
Summary
District finance staff presented a first'reading of the proposed 2017''18 budget and LCAP, citing downward revisions tied to attendance and unduplicated counts, proposed savings and trade'offs, and a $7.5 million one'time state allocation to be incorporated at second reading.
The San Francisco Unified School District on June 13 presented a first reading of its proposed fiscal year 2017''18 budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), highlighting a mix of new funding, revenue pressures and proposed trade'offs that will shape board deliberations ahead of second reading.
District budget staff said the state's May revise now includes a $147-per-ADA one'time discretionary payment that will add about $7.5 million to SFUSD; staff said that amount will be folded into the multiyear projections for second reading. At the same time, staff reported downward revisions to unrestricted revenue because of a decline in average daily attendance (ADA) and a reduced unduplicated pupil percentage that affects Supplemental and Concentration Grant funding.
"The cost of 1% for UESF is $4,200,000," an executive budget presenter said, noting that compensation proposals discussed at the bargaining table were not yet included in the first'reading figures and would have material fiscal impact when settled.
To balance the projections, staff outlined about $7.3 million in proposed savings and trade'offs, including reductions and FTE adjustments in central office areas, revised special education staffing allocations and shifting some costs to parcel'tax funds (PEAF and QTEA). Staff also flagged federal funding uncertainty (including potential Medicaid or other reductions) as a risk that could reduce restricted revenue by millions in future years.
District staff emphasized priorities that remain funded, including direct site funding through the Weighted Student Formula, MTSS investments and contributions to early education and student nutrition, while noting some central office budgets were trimmed or shifted to local parcel tax accounts.
What's next: staff asked commissioners to submit questions ahead of the Committee of the Whole meeting and noted the May revise'driven $7.5 million would be accounted for at second reading (June 27). The board will continue to evaluate trade'offs, ask for more detail on ADA and unduplicated count changes, and consider how bargaining outcomes would be reflected in future projections.
