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Santa Ana Unified projects smaller deficit and wins positive certification in first interim report
Summary
District staff reported at the Dec. 9 board meeting that the 2025-26 first interim financial report earned a positive certification, citing improved ending fund balances, federal carryover and increased Medi-Cal billing while planning further fiscal controls and community budget town halls.
Santa Ana Unified School District staff reported an improved fiscal picture at the Dec. 9 board meeting and presented the district's first interim financial report for 2025-26, which the board certified as positive.
Chief Business Officer Ron Hacker and budget lead Jennifer Cisneros told trustees the district still faces multi-year deficits but is in a stronger position than at the adopted budget stage. The presentation credited last year's fiscal stabilization…
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