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Anaheim Elementary reviews 2025–26 budget impacts: state COLA, one-time grants, and modest revenue increase
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Matthew Slusser told the board the 2025–26 state budget includes a 2.3% LCFF COLA, a CDE apportionment of just under $4 million for a student support/professional development block grant, restoration of previously at‑risk federal title funds, and an estimated general fund increase from about $314M to about $319M. The board was briefed on interim and audit timelines.
Assistant Superintendent Matthew Slusser briefed the Anaheim Elementary School District board on Aug. 13 about how the recently enacted 2025–26 California budget affects district finances.
Slusser said the district will receive a 2.3% Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) cost-of-living adjustment and that the California Department of Education confirmed an apportionment “of just under 4,000,000” for the student support and professional development discretionary block grant. He said one-time federal and state allocations previously at risk were restored, noting prior-year impoundments had left districts uncertain about funding.
Slusser reported the district’s adopted general fund revenue was just over $314,000,000 and, with enacted budget actions and restorations, the estimate increases by about $5,300,000 to just over $319,000,000. He cautioned that some one-time funds have a limited multi-year profile and that the district cannot assume future identical treatment by the state or federal government.
Timeline and next steps: unaudited actuals for fiscal year 2024–25 will be presented to the board on Sept. 10; auditors will present the 2024–25 audit in early 2026; the first interim report reflecting revenue increases is scheduled for Dec. 10.
Context: Slusser said the district did not budget allocations for certain block grants at adoption because of previous experience with funds being pulled back; the CDE apportionment restored a portion of those anticipated funds. Assistant Superintendent Yadira Moreno separately reported that the LCAP had minor template-alignment edits and that an approval letter from the County Office of Education was expected shortly.
