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Thompson School District projects $6 million in reductions as state budget shortfall looms
Summary
CFO Bobby Bridal and CHRO Tiffany Rogers told the board the district has identified about $6 million in reductions and is preparing for possible deeper cuts (up to $9 million) tied to a projected Colorado budget shortfall; board members asked for clearer numbers ahead of April study sessions.
Thompson School District officials presented a verbal budget update at the March board meeting that framed the district’s planning against a statewide fiscal gap.
Bobby Bridal, the district’s chief financial officer, said state leaders face a roughly $1.5 billion shortfall and that the most recent Colorado Department of Education funding run shows Thompson receiving about $325,000 more than the current year — effectively level funding when enrollment declines are considered. "At the moment, the most recent Colorado Department of Education run of our funding shows us getting…
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