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Selah School Board adopts 2024–25 budget, citing $1.3 million shortfall
Summary
After a year-long reduction process, the Selah School District board adopted the 2024–25 budget (Resolution 2420-12), approving a $66 million revenue plan against $67.5 million in expenditures and a projected $1.3 million deficit; the board emphasized cuts through attrition and warned of growing special-education costs.
The Selah School District Board of Directors voted to adopt the district’s 2024–25 budget under Resolution 2420-12 after a public hearing and more than 10 months of review.
Superintendent Chris McKay and district finance staff told the board the draft budget anticipates roughly $66,000,000 in revenue and $67,500,000 in expenditures for the coming year, producing a projected shortfall of about $1,300,000. "We worked tirelessly on this project," McKay said, adding that administrators felt confident bringing the proposal forward.
The administration presented $1.5 million in expenditure reductions developed over the year. Those reductions included cuts to professional development and travel, tighter curriculum consumable budgets,…
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