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CPS treasurer outlines $627.9M budget target, administration proposes $400M 'high‑priority' package and three pathways
Summary
Treasurer Guston told trustees the district set a $627.9 million budget target; administration identified roughly $147.1 million in legal items, about $400 million in 'high‑priority' spending (largely school‑based staff/CBA items), and three contingency pathways. Trustees asked for more disaggregated staffing, contract and student‑impact detail.
Treasurer Desiree Guston presented the board with the administration’s budget framework on April 6, saying a budget target of $627,900,000 was set from a three‑year forecast and prior discussions.
Guston said the district had previously approved a set of legal compliance items totaling about $147,142,700 and that the administration's second tier — described as "high priority" items — totals roughly $400 million, leaving about $85.2 million of discretionary funding the board could allocate among pathways. Guston and staff stressed that much of the high‑priority figure is school‑based staff costs…
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