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ISD 191 board directs staff to model roughly $4 million in reductions as enrollment dips
Summary
At a Feb. 12 work session the ISD 191 board reviewed FY 2026–27 budget scenarios after the district revised projected enrollment to 6,890 students and heard that compensatory funding will fall by nearly $1.9 million. Trustees asked staff to model approximately $4 million in reductions while aiming to preserve a prudent fund balance.
The ISD 191 Board of Education on Feb. 12 directed district staff to model roughly $4 million in spending reductions for the FY 2026–27 budget after adopting a set of scenarios that balance cuts and fund‑balance drawdown.
Stacy Sovine, executive director of administrative services, told trustees the district had lowered its enrollment projection for next year to 6,890 students and is already seeing revenue impacts tied to that decline. "We adjusted our projected enrollment down to 6,890 students for next year," Sovine said during the presentation of initial budget assumptions and scenarios.
Sovine outlined revenue and cost…
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