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RPS finance briefing: revised FY27 reduction target falls to about $8.3M after enrollment and fund‑balance updates
Summary
District finance staff told the board a projected FY27 reduction need could drop from about $13.5M to $8.3M after recognizing an unexpected enrollment increase (+500 students) and using a $2M audit surplus; final action on the revised target was set for the Jan. 20 meeting.
Rochester Public Schools finance staff on Jan. 6 presented a prep‑for‑action briefing that would reduce the district’s FY27 budget‑reduction target after updated enrollment and an audit surplus.
Finance director Andy Croxton told the board that earlier modeling had shown an $18.7 million baseline gap if no changes were made. After board decisions to use portions of fund balance in July, projected reductions were previously set near $13.5 million. Croxton said updated enrollment—about 500 more students than projected—added roughly $3.2…
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