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Inglewood Unified presents 45‑day budget revision and a plan to pursue $50M in state modernization funds
Summary
Business services staff told the board a 45‑day state budget revision adds roughly $2.8 million in revenue—including a $384,000 LCFF‑TK boost—and increases some personnel costs; a separate presentation said the district has about $50 million in site‑specific modernization eligibility to pursue through state programs, with most funding likely not available until a future statewide bond.
Rafael Guzman, a business‑services staffer, told the Inglewood Unified School District Board on Aug. 6 that state changes since the district adopted its budget mean the district’s 45‑day revision shows roughly $2.8 million more in revenue than the adopted budget and a modest increase in expenditures.
Guzman said the revision reflects an LCFF TK add‑on that he estimated would raise district revenue by about $384,000 and two block grants (student‑support/professional development and a learning recovery emergency grant) that together add about $1.8 million. On the restricted side, he said the district expects an increase of about $670,000. “Based on our projections, we should see a $384,000 increase,” Guzman said.
The presentation also identified added expenditures the district has budgeted in response to staffing changes: approximately $371,000 for certificated salaries, $160,000 for classified staff, and $251,000 for benefits tied to new positions and reclassifications. Guzman said the combined effect leaves the district’s combined ending fund balance about $518,000 higher than projected in the adopted budget but cautioned those figures could change by the first interim reporting period in December.
“Even the numbers you’re going to see revised today will most likely be revised again at first interim,” he said, urging that the board remain prepared for mid‑year adjustments and for identifying reductions for 2026–27 if necessary.
On facilities funding, school‑facilities consultant Barbara Campmire explained how California’s School Facility Program works and what Inglewood can pursue under modernization and hardship streams. Campmire, who described herself as the district’s school facilities funding consultant, said modernization eligibility is site‑specific and based on building age and enrollment; she estimated the district has about $50,000,000 in program eligibility across sites and roughly $33.5 million associated with modernization projects currently being pursued.
Campmire said the program is typically a match (commonly 60% state / 40% district, with potential adjustments under Proposition 2), that many projects are placed on a statewide waiting list and that hardship/seismic mitigation projects receive priority. She noted the district can pursue reimbursement for previously locally‑funded work and that some projects already submitted may not receive state bond authority until a future bond measure. “It’s a matching program,” she said. “At minimum, it will be a 60% share from the state and a 40% match from the district.”
Guzman and Campmire summarized next steps for facilities: submit applications for eligible sites, pursue hardship funding where warranted, compile required technical reports (structural and safety evaluations), and incorporate state apportionments into the district’s facilities master plan. Guzman said the district does not expect most of the state bond funds before 2029 unless California issues another bond sooner.
The board did not take a vote on any financing measures at the meeting. Guzman said the district will present updated numbers at the first interim in December and will bring a facilities master plan to the board for review in the near term.
The board then moved to public comment and other agenda items and adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
