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SFUSD officials outline budget shortfall after lower COLA; commissioners press for clear impact analysis
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Chris Mompanitis told the board that a reduced state COLA lowers SFUSD’s ongoing revenue by about $9.8 million over two years though special-education equalization adds roughly $2.4 million and one-time block grants total about $15.5 million; commissioners demanded clearer communication, site-level reconciliation and impact analyses before any layoffs or schedule changes proceed.
Deputy Superintendent Chris Mompanitis presented the board with a fiscal snapshot tied to the governor’s January budget proposal and a district operational update.
Mompanitis said the state’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) projection decreased from the 3.02% previously assumed to 2.41%, translating to an ongoing shortfall of about $3.7 million annually for SFUSD and roughly $9.8 million across the next two years compared with prior expectations. He added that special-education equalization would bring an estimated $2.4 million in ongoing funds to the district and that one-time discretionary block grants and learning-recovery funds could total roughly $15.5 million in one-time support.
"So that's the loss, when you reduce COLA," Mompanitis said, summarizing the math and stressing that much of the rest of the district’s…
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