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Banning Unified holds public hearing on 2025–26 preliminary LCAP and budget; staff outline priorities and small projected deficits
Summary
At a June 12 board hearing, district staff presented the preliminary 2025–26 LCAP and budget, highlighting 4,237 students, priority investments in math and writing supports, and a small projected general-fund deficit in 2025–26 under current assumptions.
Banning Unified School District held a public hearing June 12 on the district’s preliminary 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and budget, with staff laying out student needs, program priorities and multiyear fiscal projections.
Dr. Kazi Bush, presenting the LCAP, said the district had 4,237 students as of census day, an unduplicated pupil percentage of 92.3% (roughly 3,800 students), and that 87.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals. He said about 17% of students have Individualized Education Programs and roughly 7% of students experience homelessness; student turnover was cited near 14.8%.
“These data give a context for the work we’re setting out to do,” Dr. Kazi Bush said, identifying three districtwide goals: academic achievement, a safe and healthy environment, and increased parent and community…
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