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Lawndale ES district projects $7.2M structural deficit, recommends 'positive' first interim certification
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Howard Ho and Director Luis Diaz presented the district's first interim financial report, recommending a "positive" certification despite declining enrollment and a projected $7.2 million multi-year structural deficit; trustees voted to accept the superintendent action items and will revisit finances at second interim.
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Dr. Howard Ho and Director of Budgeting and Accounting Luis Diaz presented Lawndale Elementary School District's 2025'26 first interim financial report and recommended the board approve a "positive" certification covering revenues and expenditures through Oct. 31. "Tonight's recommendation to the board of trustees is to approve LESD's first interim positive certif certification," Dr. Ho said during the presentation.
The presentation summarized key assumptions: a statewide COLA of 2.3 percent for 2025'26, continued enrollment decline affecting per-pupil revenues, and…
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