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LAUSD board certifies first‑interim budget after contentious debate over cuts to equity funds
Summary
The Los Angeles Unified board voted 6–1 to certify a positive first‑interim budget Dec. 16, while approving an updated fiscal‑stabilization plan that relies on one‑time reserves and school‑level carryover changes. Parents, students and advocates warned the plan would disproportionately affect high‑need schools and urged the district to protect SENI/CENI funding.
The Los Angeles Unified School District board certified a positive first‑interim budget on Dec. 16, voting 6–1 to adopt financial projections that include one‑time solutions and a fiscal‑stabilization plan intended to avert a deeper shortfall through 2027–28. The vote came after a lengthy presentation from Chief Financial Officer Saman Bravo Karimi and hours of public testimony from students, families and community groups who warned the board the plan would hollow out supports at high‑need campuses.
The budget presentation showed the district projecting roughly $1.5 billion in unassigned ending balances this year and a positive $10 million in the third year of a three‑year forecast after several one‑time actions. Those actions include releasing previously set‑aside OPEB funds and transferring the full balance of Fund 17 into the general fund;…
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