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Board files positive first interim budget; classified employees press for higher wages

Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Education · December 16, 2025
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Associate Superintendent Ron Toda presented the district's first interim budget showing one-time grant boosts but ongoing deficit-spending; the board unanimously filed a positive certification while classified employees and community members urged larger wage increases and greater budget transparency.

Associate Superintendent Ron Toda led the board through the district's first interim budget: he explained the district's fund accounting, noted a $1.2 million add-on for TK, about $4.1 million in local revenue adjustments and roughly $4.5 million from a student-support/professional-development block grant. He cautioned that many of those increases are one-time funds and that the bond fund is…

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