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Chandler Unified board moves proposed FY2025–26 budget to public hearing; officials warn state budget uncertainty could change revenues
Summary
The board voted to publish the proposed FY2025–26 expenditure budget and schedule the Truth-in-Taxation hearing and adoption in July. Business staff said the proposed budget reflects declining enrollment, a projected 2% state increase (pending), and lower carryover and capital spending versus last year.
Chandler Unified School District officials presented and the school board on June 25 approved publication of the district's proposed expenditure budget for fiscal year 2025–26, clearing the way for the Truth-in-Taxation notice and a statutorily required public hearing.
The board's vote allows the district to publish the proposed budget and to schedule the public hearing — the next step before the board adopts the final budget. Business staff noted the state legislature had not yet finalized the state budget, and that several line items in the district's forms depend on final state action.
Budget drivers and changes - Enrollment: staff projected a decline of roughly 850 full-time-equivalent students for purposes of maintenance-and-operations revenue, which reduces anticipated base funding. - State growth: the district included an expected 2% increase to base support (a line included in draft state budgets) but cautioned that the legislature's final action could change that amount. - Carryover and capital: district carryover in maintenance-and-operations is lower than the prior year (about $4 million projected carryover vs. roughly $9 million last year); capital spending also decreased as multi-year projects were expensed in the previous year. - Average teacher salary: the budget cover page shows an average teacher salary of $68,899 (reported per statutory requirement).
Truth-in-Taxation and adjacent-ways ask Business staff explained the Truth-in-Taxation notice that must accompany the proposed budget and highlighted a proposed adjacent-ways request of about $4,000,000 to address sidewalks, fire lanes, parking, utility pull-through and other site-access work. The district described the $4,000,000 amount as the annual revenue target if voters approve the tax; staff presented a tax-impact estimate and an example calculation per assessed value.
Superintendent Frank Narducci reiterated that the district will publish supporting material online and hold the public hearing in July, and staff will update the budget if the state finalizes different appropriations before final adoption.
Why it matters: the proposed budget sets the district's spending plan for instruction, support services, capital and federal funds. It directly affects staffing plans, preventive-maintenance schedules and planned capital projects.
Next steps - Staff will publish the proposed budget and the Truth-in-Taxation notice and present the full budget at the public hearing during the July meeting, at which the board will adopt the FY2025–26 expenditure budget unless changes are required by the state.
Quoted - "We are required to publish the proposed budget and then have a public hearing," said Mrs. Barry, the district's budget presenter. "State budget negotiations are ongoing; forms we submit are based on current statutory guidance."
