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Shorewood superintendent outlines budget pressures, enrollment decline and community engagement plans
Summary
Superintendent Lori Burgess reviewed fall accomplishments, FY26 budget basics (expenses ≈ $30M; revenue ≈ $31M), warned the operating referendum expires in 2028, and said enrollment is just under 1,900 with a demographer projecting a loss of roughly 100 students over the next 15 years; a task force and community sessions will follow.
Superintendent Lori Burgess updated trustees on school programming, budget pressures and long‑term planning, saying the district is balancing educational priorities with fiscal responsibility as the operating referendum passed in 2023 approaches its 2028 expiration.
“Last year, we engaged in a strategic planning process... the Shorewood School District is an inclusive community that values, supports, and challenges every student,” Burgess…
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