Edinburg CISD trustees hear deficit recovery plan: attrition, unfilled positions and calendar changes
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District finance staff told the board they expect a one-time deficit driven partly by restricted state funding and outlined a recovery plan that relies on attrition, leaving 75 positions unfilled and proposed calendar changes to add ADSY days to recover revenue.
Edinburg CISD trustees were told the district is facing a one-time deficit for the fiscal year and heard staff outline a multi-part recovery plan that emphasizes staff attrition, a hiring freeze for identified positions and schedule changes aimed at increasing state funding.
"We are expecting that because usually, there will be one-time expenditures," presenter Adele Felix said, describing restricted state funding and other cost pressures. Felix warned the district that those factors could affect its state financial rating, saying she has "already done the computation" and was "predicting an 86" under some ranking assumptions.
District staff reported they have identified about 75 positions they do not plan to refill immediately; staff estimated those vacancies represent roughly $5 million in savings toward an adjusted target of $12 million for the year. Trustees discussed minimizing classroom impacts by avoiding cuts in instructional positions when possible and focusing reductions on central-office openings created by attrition.
Felix also discussed changes already made to the district's health insurance and a proposal to add additional attendance days (ADSY) under a new calendar to increase state funding; she projected the calendar change could raise just under $2 million. Trustees emphasized the need to balance cost savings with maintaining services and student outcomes.
Next steps: staff will continue to refine estimates and present budget adjustments during the district's upcoming budget season.