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New Haven Unified approves first interim budget report after finance chief flags structural deficit

New Haven Unified Board of Education · December 10, 2025
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Summary

At its Dec. 9 meeting the New Haven Unified board received a first interim budget update showing enrollment of 9,946 and a projected ADA of about 93.5%. Assistant Superintendent Kevin Franklin warned of a structural deficit despite a near‑term LCFF revenue increase and an unexpected $1 million liability invoice; trustees approved the interim report.

Kevin Franklin, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, presented New Haven Unified’s first interim budget update, using data through Oct. 31 and warning trustees that the district remains in structural deficit despite near‑term revenue gains.

“This is our latest LCFF revenue calculation,” Franklin said, noting an increase of about $3.3 million driven largely by a TK add‑on. He told the board the district’s October CALPADS submission showed enrollment of 9,946 — roughly two students above the projection — and that average daily attendance…

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