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East Stroudsburg Area SD Officials Outline $34.4M Budget Shortfall, Propose $3.8M in Cuts
Summary
District staff told the board the 2026 budget faces an anticipated $34.4 million shortfall and outlined about $3.77 million in preliminary reductions — including district-paid curricular field trips, some Chromebook purchases and delayed security upgrades — while proposing a possible debt restructure and a 5% millage-index increase as options.
District staff told the East Stroudsburg Area School District board that the district is facing an anticipated $34.4 million budget shortfall next year and presented a package of immediate reductions designed to narrow that gap.
"We presented last month that we are anticipating a $34.4 million deficit," the staff member reported to the board, saying cabinet and finance committee work removed about $3.77 million from the proposed budget. The cuts include elimination of district-funded curricular field trips, postponement of Chromebook purchases for the next budget cycle, delays to planned…
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