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Tempe Union board approves long-term budget plan that cuts $13.4 million from M&O over 10 years
Summary
The Tempe Union High School District governing board approved long-term budget committee recommendations that target $13.4 million in M&O reductions over the next decade, including elimination or transfer of about 60.2 positions and steps to form a committee to set school-closure triggers.
The Tempe Union High School District Governing Board on Sept. 11 approved a package of long-term budget recommendations intended to close a projected structural gap in the district—s maintenance-and-operations (M&O) budget.
The motion, made by President Montero and seconded by Member Bridal, passed by voice vote with no opposition (5-0). The recommendations were developed by a nine-meeting Long Term Budget Committee chaired by district financial advisor Roland Carranza.
Why it matters: Carranza told the board the district faces a long-term enrollment decline that will reduce state funding: "we're projected to lose 2,613 students in the next 10 years," he said, using the demographer's projection. That enrollment loss, combined with an assumption that state per-student funding will rise by legislatively set amounts (modeled at 2% annually), produces a multi-year shortfall the committee calculated at $13.4 million.
What the plan contains: The committee recommended three principal approaches to reach the $13.4 million…
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