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Superintendent warns of $25 million budget gap, pledges no school closures
Summary
Osceola County Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff told the board the district faces declining enrollment tied to the Family Empowerment Scholarship and must "rightsize" operations by about $25 million, move to site-specific zero-based budgeting and prioritise services while avoiding school closures.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff told the Osceola County School Board that the district is facing significant fiscal pressure and declining enrollment, largely linked to the Family Empowerment Scholarship program. "We need to rightsize our billion-dollar operations," Shanoff said, adding that the district is targeting "about $25 million for the upcoming year."
Shanoff outlined a shift away from an allocation-based budgeting model toward site-specific, zero-based budgeting so school leaders can prioritize spending that best serves their…
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