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Cuyahoga Falls board outlines options after five‑year forecast shows roughly $4 million shortfall
Summary
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District board reviewed a five‑year forecast projecting an approximately $4 million deficit and discussed options including attrition-based staffing reductions, selling vacant properties in year three, adjusting open enrollment, and pursuing a levy or permanent improvement funding to stabilize finances.
The Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board of Education spent the bulk of its Aug. 14 meeting on a five‑year financial forecast that shows a likely operating deficit the district expects to address through a formal financial recovery plan.
"None of this is coming from a place of getting rid of any existing staff," the board president said, emphasizing the district's intent to use a deliberate, multimonth planning process rather than immediate layoffs. The treasurer/CFO told the board the May forecast showed the district "was at about $4,000,000 in the red," and laid out several options for the board to consider.
Officials discussed using natural attrition as a primary tool to reduce staffing costs over time, saying attrition would allow…
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