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Naperville 203 outlines tentative FY2027 budget with nearly $3.9M operating shortfall; board schedules June 15 hearings
Summary
District finance staff presented a tentative FY2026-27 budget showing an almost $3.9 million operating deficit and proposed staffing reductions; the board voted to set June 15 for public hearings on the FY2026 amended budget, interfund transfers and the FY2027 tentative budget.
Naperville CUSD 203 officials presented the district's tentative FY2026-27 budget on May 4 and the board set June 15 as the public-hearing date for the amended FY2026 budget, required interfund-transfer hearings and the FY2027 tentative budget.
Mike Francis, the district's chief school business official, told trustees the district is shifting from pandemic-era federal ESSER funding and reduced state reimbursements to reliance on local resources. "The defining reality of this budget is an almost $4,000,000 operating deficit," Francis said, summarizing revenue and expense projections and describing steps to achieve long-term sustainability.
Francis detailed measures under consideration: a 15% reduction in school site budgets, a 25% reduction in department discretionary spending, and staff reductions totaling 59 positions (seven administrative, 43 certified educators…
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