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LESD administration lays out $3–4M in potential cuts; board asks for more modeling before decisions
Summary
At a Jan. 27 budget study session, LESD administration outlined a package of budget levers—calendar/furlough days, caps on special-ed contracted services, stipend shifts, printer contracts and class-size changes—that together approach the district’s $3–4 million reduction target; the board requested more granular modeling and guardrails.
Litchfield Elementary School District administration presented a menu of potential budget reductions on Jan. 27 that staff say could approach the district’s target of $3–4 million in savings, but board members pressed for more detailed, site- and grade-level modeling before any recommendation.
CFO Juan and administrative staff framed the discussion around long-term revenue pressure: declining enrollment, the end of federal COVID (ESSER) funding and rising operating costs such as a cited 14% increase in electricity from the district’s provider. Administration said earlier internal surveys of principals and instructional leaders produced a prioritized list of levers that staff then modeled for potential savings.
Key levers presented
- Calendar/furlough adjustments: Staff proposed reducing six days for 12-month employees (roughly a 2% reduction in workdays) and smaller reductions for 9/10-month staff, with estimated savings of about $34,000 per day and total…
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