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Plainfield SD 202 board hears $5 million FY27 shortfall; leaders outline three-tier reduction plan and approve technology lease and personnel dismissals
Summary
Administrators told the board a projected $5,000,000 deficit for FY27 driven in part by a $7,000,000 shift in state funding tiers, outlined a three-level plan (operations, staffing, student programs) to close gaps, and the board approved a roughly $2.885M master lease for technology and multiple personnel dismissal resolutions.
Administrators told the Plainfield SD 202 board on March 25 that the district is facing a projected $5,000,000 deficit for fiscal year 2027, attributing part of the shortfall to a shift in state funding from tier 1 to tier 2 that reduced revenue by about $7,000,000 this year.
Finance presenters described a three-level mitigation framework designed to protect classroom instruction: Level 1 focuses on operational savings (vendor contracts, energy efficiencies, deferring nonessential capital projects), Level 2 focuses on staffing (evaluating vacancies, attrition and staffing ratios), and Level 3 would involve careful review…
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