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Washoe trustees direct FY27 budget to exclude near-term Matter Academy impact, approve $5.73M reductions
Summary
The Washoe County School District board directed the superintendent to prepare the FY2026-27 budget without the projected enrollment impact from Matter Academy and approved a targeted $5,727,558 reduction plan focused mainly on central-office and nonacademic roles; trustees emphasized protections and transfer windows for affected employees.
The Washoe County School District Board of Trustees voted to direct the superintendent to prepare the district's tentative FY2026-27 budget without counting the near-term enrollment impact from Matter Academy and to approve a budget-reduction plan estimated at $5,727,558.
The move was approved after a multi-hour presentation from Chief Financial Officer Mark Mathers, Deputy Chief of Finance Jeff Bozzo and Chief Human Resources Officer Doug Owen outlining revised deficit estimates and recommended cuts. Mathers told trustees the district had modeled its shortfall and concluded that roughly 72% of the originally projected $18.4 million deficit was attributable to low state per-pupil funding, with…
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