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TUSD board approves December revision to FY25 budget after public hearing on enrollment losses
Summary
The Tucson Unified School District governing board approved a December revision to the FY25 expenditure budget after a public hearing and staff presentation showing a projected loss of 532 ADM (about $2.7 million) and a $258,919 true-up. The board approved the revision and will submit it to the Arizona Department of Education.
The Tucson Unified School District governing board on Dec. 10 adopted the district's fiscal year 2025 expenditure budget revision No. 2 after a public hearing and a staff presentation.
Chief Financial Officer Manuel Hernandez said the revision reflects updated average daily membership (ADM) counts and year-end carryforwards. "In losing 532 ADM from the 100th day to our projected 100th day, that equates to just over $2,700,000 in loss of budget capacity to the district," Hernandez said, adding the board had already planned for much of that decline. He described the revision as a $258,919 reconciliation to the projected 100th-day ADM and reported the district's operating budget across all funds now totals about $714.9 million.
The hearing drew one in-person speaker, who asked why notices for public hearings are not more prominent on the district website. Board members acknowledged the outreach problem and directed staff to improve posting and use the district's communications channels, including ParentLink, to make public hearings more visible.
Hernandez also told the board that final carryforward numbers from the annual financial report increased maintenance-and-operations carryforward from an estimated $28 million to about $32 million and pushed contingency levels higher; the final 100th-day ADM will be fixed in January and may prompt additional adjustments by May 2025.
After questions from board members about outreach and the mechanics of the revision, a motion to adopt revision No. 2 passed by voice vote.
The board approved the revision for submission to the Arizona Department of Education, which requires school districts to file formal budget revisions when ADM limits are exceeded. The board will re-evaluate figures after the 100th-day counts are finalized in January 2025.
