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Oak Grove trustees certify interim budget as leaders and staff warn cuts to support positions will worsen services
Summary
The Oak Grove School District board on March 12 certified a positive second‑interim budget report showing a widening structural deficit driven by special‑education and contracted services; public commenters and union leaders urged alternatives to layoffs and stressed the operational role of secretaries and EdTech staff.
The Oak Grove School District Board of Trustees voted March 12 to approve a positive certification of the district’s 2025–26 second interim budget, even as educators, classified staff and parents pressed trustees to preserve support positions targeted in recent reduction lists.
Associate Superintendent Evans presented the report, saying the district’s revenue base is roughly $141 million and that ‘‘what was a $10,000,000 deficit is now a $16,000,000 deficit’’ when current expenditures are compared to revenues. Evans warned one‑time funds have largely been exhausted and declining enrollment will reduce LCFF funding, leaving multi‑year gaps the district must address.
Public commenters described how proposed position eliminations would affect day‑to‑day…
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