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Board approves 10 staffing requests and forms finance committee to confront projected deficits
Summary
The board approved 10 proposed 2026-27 staff positions across elementary, middle, high school and special education but directed administration to work with a newly formed finance committee to identify savings and aim to balance future budgets.
Dunlap CUSD 323 trustees approved 10 staffing requests for 2026-27 but asked administration to pursue budget-savings and work with a finance committee aimed at balancing projected deficits.
Administrators presented the positions (elementary counselor, special-education teachers and administrators, middle- and high-school teaching positions) and explained how retirements and program needs informed the requests. Several board members expressed concern about a multi-year operating deficit and asked for detailed trade-offs if positions are added. One board member said the district has been operating with deficits and the current trajectory must be addressed.
Board members debated possible program changes (including a previously-discussed middle-school reconfiguration) and whether any such structural option could realistically be implemented in time for the next budget year. Members agreed the larger fiscal conversation should be public and involve stakeholders. The board voted to form a finance committee with the stated target of balancing the budget; that committee will meet with administration to evaluate options.
With the committee in place as a caveat, the board approved the staffing positions by roll-call votes. Administrators said they would return with additional financial detail, expected retirement savings, and scenarios for potential program changes.
