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Urbandale board approves budget forecast, authorizes staff to pursue $1.5M in reductions as enrollment falls
Summary
The Urbandale Community School District board on Jan. 26 approved a budget forecast and recommendations that authorize staff to pursue roughly $1.5 million in expense reductions amid a certified enrollment drop and uncertain state aid. The board also passed a resolution urging the state to fully fund public schools and limit ESAs.
The Urbandale Community School District Board of Education on Jan. 26 approved a district budget forecast and a package of recommendations that could require roughly $1.5 million in expense reductions as officials respond to an enrollment decline and uncertain state supplemental aid.
Superintendent Dr. Dacca said the forecasting process was a “collective conversation and a collective decision,” and that administration verified the reduction targets and worked with departmental leaders to identify areas for efficiency. Under the district’s baseline assumption — a 2% state supplemental aid (SSA) increase and a 3% across‑the‑board raise — administration estimated the district would still need to reduce about $1,500,000 in expenses. A 1% SSA would increase that shortfall to about $1,750,000, and a 0% SSA would push reductions toward roughly $2,200,000, the presentation showed.
Why it matters: Urbandale’s certified October enrollment count is down by about 117.7 students from the prior…
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