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Tallmadge City Schools outline staff, bus and program cuts as forecast shows looming deficit
Summary
District officials presented a four‑year forecast showing a likely deficit without new revenue and outlined potential reductions — including eliminating some high‑school busing, cutting several teaching and classified positions and raising activity fees — while urging a May levy to avoid deeper program cuts.
Tallmadge City Schools officials told a board work session on Feb. 11 that the district faces a mounting budget shortfall and is preparing a set of reductions that could include staff layoffs, eliminating some bus routes and raising pay‑to‑play fees if voters do not approve new revenue.
"We are running out of money," Superintendent Wood said as he introduced Treasurer Mr. Hostetter to present the district's required multi‑year forecast to the state. Hostetter said he had removed previously built‑in savings to show a baseline picture and warned that, under state forecasting rules, the district must show a positive balance by the third year of the forecast (fiscal 2028).
Hostetter gave several figures to illustrate the pressure: a projected ending balance of about $1.4 million for fiscal 2026, a forecast that turns negative…
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