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Leander ISD outlines enrollment decline, $4M revenue shortfall and timetable for consolidation talks
Summary
District staff told the board an updated enrollment forecast shows roughly 437 fewer students than prior assumptions — an estimated $4 million drop in revenue — and presented staffing, consolidation and timeline options. Trustees set a Nov. 20 deep-dive and asked staff to have threshold and mitigation scenarios readied, with some members urging decisions no later than Dec. 11 if consolidations are required for 2026–27.
Leander ISD officials presented board trustees with an overview of the draft 2026–27 budget and related long‑range planning materials, saying updated enrollment projections and multiple internal and consultant reviews point to budget pressure requiring decisions over the coming weeks.
Pete, the district presenter identified in the transcript as leading the finance briefing, said the district’s October/PEIMS-based snapshot shows about 41,008 students compared with a 42,278 assumption used in prior planning — “we are 437 students less, and that is about $4,000,000 give or take in our… revenue issue,” he said. He described that shortfall as a primary driver in current budget modeling and said the administration is using a series of studies (PASA demographic projections; a central-office staffing review; a special‑education review by Stetson & Associates; a secondary master-schedule analysis by Moe Casey; and a Gibson internal audit) to shape options.
The briefing highlighted two types of cost levers:…
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