Azusa Unified board approves second interim financial report with positive certification
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Summary
The Azusa Unified board received and approved the district's second interim financial report with a positive certification; presenters said certified enrollment rose to 5,809, ADA improved to 93.25%, and the district is aiming to reduce contractor services while increasing employee hires to improve budget stability.
The Azusa Unified School District Board of Education voted March 10 to receive and accept the district's second interim financial report with a positive certification, officials said.
Finance staff (identified in the presentation as Jamelle) told the board the district's certified enrollment for the 2025-26 school year is 5,809 students and that first P-1 attendance (ADA) improved to 93.25 percent. Jamelle said the increased attendance will raise projected LCFF and supplemental-concentration funding compared with earlier estimates.
Jamelle reviewed revenue and expenditure assumptions, noting a projected increase in local revenue and interest income and a decline in some federal funding due to accounting of spending. She said the district is realigning expenditures to reflect actual staffing and is working to lower contractor services by about $963,000 (a goal of $1 million) as more positions are filled in-house.
The presenter also said the district's budget currently directs roughly three-quarters of spending to personnel (about 74 percent) and that the multi-year projection (MYP) now shows no shortfall by the third year after the board-approved reductions in force. The district reported a restricted fund balance of about $34 million tied to grant and restricted programs.
A motion to approve the second interim report was made and seconded; board members voted in favor, the motion passed, and the board then moved to adjourn. Student members cast preferential votes as noted by board procedure.
What this means: A positive certification indicates the district expects to meet its financial obligations for the current and subsequent two years under existing assumptions, according to the presentation to the board. Officials said they will continue to monitor enrollment, attendance and contractor-to-employee transitions and will report back as budget development continues.
Vote and next steps: The board approved the report during the meeting; district staff said they can provide more detailed offsets (such as the net impact of contractor reductions versus new hires) on request.
