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Brazosport ISD projects multi‑million‑dollar shortfalls; CFO outlines cuts, consolidations and staffing reviews
Summary
CFO Louie Gansino told the Brazosport ISD board that enrollment declines and lower attendance are driving projected multi‑million‑dollar deficits. Administration proposed campus consolidations, program reductions and other savings to narrow a forecast gap that could reach negative fund balances by 2030–31.
Louie Gansino, the district’s chief financial officer, told the Brazosport ISD board that declining enrollment and average daily attendance (ADA) have created a structural budget problem that will require targeted reductions and operational changes.
"If we have built a budget for a full 12 months under the current fund structure, we would be looking at an estimated $8,000,000 deficit," Gansino said, and later summarized projections that the district faces an ongoing annual deficit in the range of roughly $11,200,000 to $12,300,000 if current trends continue.
The presentation outlined several contributors to that gap: a projected drop in enrollment from about 11,169 students in 2025 to 10,864 in 2026 and to roughly 10,673 by 2027; ADA…
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