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Moreland board approves first interim budget with positive certification amid enrollment concerns
Summary
The Moreland School District board approved its 2025'26 first interim budget with a positive certification after a presentation showing modest enrollment declines, an increasing special-education encroachment (about $13'$14 million impact on unrestricted funds), and a projected unrestricted deficit of roughly $3.8 million that could require staffing reductions over time.
The Moreland School District Board of Trustees on Monday approved the district's 2025'26 first interim budget with a positive certification after a detailed presentation and questions from trustees. District staff said they modeled conservative enrollment projections and built in COLA assumptions; projected unrestricted revenues for 2025'26 are roughly $49 million, with multi-year estimates rising slightly if state COLA holds.
The presentation highlighted a growing special-education "encroachment" on unrestricted funds: staff characterized the total…
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