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Board hears budget shortfall projections as ESSER funds expire; public hearing opened
Summary
At a public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 budget, district finance staff said ESSER funds are ending and projected spending could exceed recurring revenue by roughly $900,000 without additional cuts; administration presented scenarios and emphasized uncertainty over state aid while noting efforts to grow early-childhood programs and use grant opportunities.
The Clintondale Board of Education opened a public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 budget and heard a finance presentation outlining revenue assumptions and spending projections.
Presley Dorsett, the district's business manager/accountant, told the board the district will lose roughly $3.3 million in ESSER funds that supported prior-year operations and that the most likely budget contains an approximate shortfall of $900,000 to $1,000,000 relative to recurring revenues. The district's total revenues were shown in the materials at roughly $31.8 million, with an anticipated fund balance near $1.6 million by June 2025 if current reductions hold.
Administrators described potential offsets that could improve the fund balance: a possible state per-pupil funding increase if the state budget is adopted, expanding Great Start Readiness Program classrooms, and growing childcare revenue. The superintendent emphasized the statutory requirement to adopt a balanced budget by July 1 and said staff continue to pursue grants and other measures to avoid structural deficits.
Board members asked technical questions about the presented numbers, and staff explained the gap reflects reductions already made and the end of one-time federal supports. The board closed the hearing and was scheduled to consider adoption of the budget at its June 24 meeting.
