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Kent School District administration details $7.1 million in cuts and hiring freeze to preserve 5% reserve
Summary
District budget staff presented implemented FY25–26 cuts — $5.2M in central-office MSOC reductions and a $1.9M hiring freeze on vacant positions — to hold a minimum 5% ending fund balance and announced community budget meetings on Jan. 12, Jan. 24 and a public presentation Feb. 4.
Kent School District finance staff presented a high-level summary of implemented FY2025–26 budget reductions at a special board retreat, saying the changes were necessary to preserve a minimum ending fund balance and avoid costly short-term borrowing.
Budget presenter Mister Paramo told the board that staff implemented budget cuts "effective immediately to maintain a minimum ending fund balance of 5%," and listed two headline items: a $5,200,000 reduction in central-office MSOC (materials, supplies, operating costs) and a $1,900,000 hiring freeze on vacant positions. He also identified a $2,000,000 reduction in…
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