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Chandler Unified board approves most of $12 million rightsizing plan, tables cuts to media and tech roles
Summary
After a lengthy study session and more than an hour of public comment, the Chandler Unified School District governing board approved most of an administration proposal to cut and reclassify staff to meet a projected $12 million budget shortfall for 2026–27, but voted to pause proposed eliminations of elementary and junior high media and technology specialist positions for further review on Jan. 21.
Chandler — The Chandler Unified School District governing board on Wednesday approved the bulk of an administration plan to reduce roughly $12 million from next year’s operating budget, approving staffing‑to‑enrollment guidelines, FTE reductions and funding shifts while carving out several proposed changes to library/media and technology staffing for additional study.
Superintendent Jeff Narducci and senior staff told the board at a study session that sustained enrollment declines — from a pandemic high of nearly 47,000 students to about 40,500 now — and the expiration of temporary funding streams such as ESSER and results‑based funding have left the district confronting a structural shortfall. Narducci said the administration’s presented approach aims to “absorb impacts and minimize the impacts that will be present” by aligning staffing to enrollment and shifting some positions into other…
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