Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Carpinteria board reviews 2026-27 draft budget and approves Measure U change order
Summary
District staff presented a draft 2026-27 budget projecting a $5.6M general-fund contribution to special education; the board approved warrants, donations, a Lexia software renewal and a $436,771.94 Measure U change order after groundwater was found at the Aliso Elementary site.
The Carpinteria Unified School District board on April 14 heard a detailed budget presentation from Jason Calf, the district's business official, and approved routine financial items including warrants, donations, a software renewal and a construction change order tied to Measure U.
Calf walked trustees through the draft 2026-27 budget assumptions: as a basic-aid district the key driver is property tax projections (staff used a 4% annual growth assumption for the out years), and major expense drivers include pension and statutory benefits (PERS/STRS) and health-and-welfare costs. Calf illustrated sample position costs, emphasizing that full-time positions carry significant statutory- and health-benefit overhead.
The presentation highlighted a structural special-education gap:…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
