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FCMAT fiscal review flags San Ysidro district as high fiscal risk; board pledges fixes
Summary
A county‑commissioned fiscal health risk analysis gave the San Ysidro School District a high‑risk FHRA score and identified gaps in budget assumptions, position control and rising special‑education costs. The board and county advisers outlined steps to restore reserves and aim for a positive certification by December 2026.
A fiscal health risk analysis presented to the San Ysidro School District board on April 9 concluded the district is at high fiscal risk and recommended immediate steps to improve transparency and budget controls.
The consultant who delivered the FHRA said the district’s score is 48.9%, automatically placing it in a high‑risk category because of a negative certification on its interim report. “The conditions that really led to us being here was the negative certification for the interim report,” the presenter said, urging clearer documentation of budget assumptions and improved position control.
The FHRA singled out several recurring problems: insufficient detail in budget documents that makes it hard to trace changes between first and second interim reports; a…
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