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District flags $13 million shortfall as enrollment dips; capital outlay statute discussed
Summary
District staff said the district faces an estimated $13,000,000 budget shortfall tied to a projected decline of about 351 K–12 brick-and-mortar students; participants discussed allocation pauses, possible calendar reductions, and how Florida's capital-outlay laws could allow certain salaries to be paid from capital dollars for positions directly supporting capital projects.
District leaders told union representatives they are working to close an estimated $13,000,000 gap for the coming year and are reviewing programs, positions and allocations to reduce spending while trying to preserve personnel.
"One number that has been talked about a couple different times has been a 13,000,000 shortfall that we're trying to make sure that we've cut what we need to cut," Matt Goldberg said, describing the district's planning and the prospect that ESSER-funded items will lapse and therefore require new funding choices.
Staff presented…
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