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Board approves first interim report, certifies district can meet obligations

Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Education · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a positive certification on the district’s first interim financial report, with staff noting declining enrollment, a structural deficit of just over $50 million, sufficient cash for current obligations, and earmarked uses of restricted funds including a $4.6 million cafeteria carryover.

The Sweetwater Union High School District board voted to approve the 2025–26 first interim report and issued a positive certification that the district can meet its financial obligations for the current year and the following two fiscal years.

Chief business staff presented a three‑year outlook showing declining enrollment that continues to affect revenues; presenters said the district’s enrollment assumptions for 2025–26 reflected an updated headcount (the presentation noted figures changing from 33,647 to 33,463). The staff reported a structural deficit of just over $50 million that the district has been managing using reserves and prior corrective actions.

Presenters said cash on hand is sufficient to meet current obligations and highlighted restricted funds and planned uses, including capital purchases and a cafeteria plan with approximately $4,600,000 earmarked for approved spending. Staff emphasized assumptions will be updated when the governor’s budget is released and at the second interim report in March.

Trustees praised the finance and payroll teams for progress and approved the positive certification by recorded vote. The board directed staff to continue monitoring enrollment trends, to bring further budget work in the spring, and to present any required adjustments arising from state budget developments.