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Superintendent outlines budget cycle as finance director flags slower enrollment, projected 7.3% fund balance
Summary
Superintendent Saltzman reviewed the district budget development timeline and the finance presenter reported March financials showing a projected general fund balance of about 7.3% of expenditures, slowing enrollment growth, and legislative changes (reduced transition‑to‑kindergarten slots and Running Start adjustments) that could affect revenues.
At the April 21 Everett School District board meeting, Superintendent Doctor Saltzman and district finance staff provided the board and public with the district’s budget development timeline and a March financial update.
Saltzman said staff will present a draft budget for board review on July 1 with final budget approval expected in August. He described the Synergy student information system launched earlier in the school year as the district’s centralized platform for student data and scheduling work that will inform enrollment and revenue projections.
The district’s finance…
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