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Glendale superintendent warns of enrollment dip, $3.18 million funding shortfall; SFB settlement hearing set for January
Summary
Superintendent Sigata Jones told the board the district's K–8 enrollment is 8,053 as of week 18 and that the enrollment decrease equates to a $3,181,870 loss in basic funding; she said a four‑day Schools Facilities Board settlement hearing is scheduled in January.
Superintendent Sigata Jones presented a district update at the Dec. 11 Glendale Elementary School District Governing Board meeting, saying Phase 1 of a staffing and facility efficiency review is underway and that demographic recommendations and any school‑closure or consolidation proposals are expected in January 2026.
Sigata Jones reported current K–8 enrollment as 8,053 students (week 18) and told the board the recent enrollment decrease "equates to $3,181,870" in…
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