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Vashon Island School District projects $1.3 million shortfall; reduction plan due to board in April
Summary
Superintendent Fred McShi told parents the district faces a projected $1.3 million 24-25 shortfall driven by enrollment declines, rising insurance and MSOC costs and special-education gaps; a reduction plan will go to the board April 18 with possible approvals April 25.
Fred McShi, superintendent of the Vashon Island School District, told a community forum the district is preparing for a potential $1,300,000 shortfall for the 2024–25 school year and will present a reduction plan to the board on April 18, with the board potentially approving reductions on April 25. McShi said the district is framing the process conservatively "to start from the least revenue we anticipate and the most expenditures we anticipate," so the public sees a realistic worst-case outlook.
McShi outlined the district's revenue mix and the drivers of the gap: about $27,900,000 in overall revenue with roughly 68% coming from the state (largely tied to enrollment), about 8% from federal sources and a…
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