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CVUSD board approves qualified budget, hires forensic accountant amid community protests over layoffs
Summary
The Coachella Valley Unified School District board voted to approve a qualified second interim budget and unanimously contracted a forensic accounting firm, while dozens of teachers, parents and union leaders urged the board to reverse layoffs and questioned administrative spending.
The Coachella Valley Unified School District board on Thursday voted to adopt a qualified second interim financial report for 2025–26 and approved a contract with Bailey LLP to provide forensic accounting services, moves board members said are part of a broader fiscal stabilization plan.
The chief business official told the board that declining average daily attendance and reduced COLA projections have strained revenues and that a one-time revenue enhancement reflected in the current year’s figures will not recur. "Our funding is generated from those that attend," the presenter said, explaining how attendance and enrollment shortfalls reduce LCFF and supplemental funding.
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