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Timberlane administrator outlines $9–10M drivers and non‑required 'buckets' that could be cut to reduce FY27 ask
Summary
The district presented a proposed $92M FY27 budget and identified non‑required spending buckets — transportation, administration, elementary teachers, paraprofessionals, extracurriculars, capital projects and specialists — with individual savings estimates (transportation $565,000; admin $615,000; elementary teaching $1.1M; paraprofessionals $2.0M; extracurriculars $1.47M) that could be considered to lower the proposed ask.
District staff told the Timberlane budget committee on Nov. 24 that the proposed fiscal‑27 budget stands at about $92 million (including capital reserve) versus a default budget near $90.5 million, a near‑$10 million proposed increase the administration said is driven largely by personnel and transportation costs.
The presenter walked committee members through a set of non‑required budget 'buckets' that could be reduced if the committee wished to lower the FY27 number. Examples and illustrative savings presented included eliminating…
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