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Carlsbad Unified reviews 2025–26 proposed budget and LCAP, aims to recruit two temporary counselors
Summary
District staff presented a proposed 2025–26 budget that reflects a full transition to basic aid, rising special-education and benefit costs, and a plan to recruit two one-year counselors contingent on one-time state funds; trustees pressed for clarity on sustainability and reserves.
Carlsbad Unified School District trustees heard a detailed presentation Tuesday on the district's proposed 2025'26 budget and the companion Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), including a plan to recruit two one-year counselors if a one-time state Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant is received.
Budget presenter Susan Okonnell told the board the most significant change from a year ago is that the district has "fully completed this transition from state aid to basic aid," meaning local property taxes now exceed the LCFF entitlement and drive more of the district's ongoing revenue. She outlined assumptions used in the proposal: estimated average daily attendance of about 10,195, an unduplicated pupil count of 27.87%, a COLA of 2.3% and a property-tax growth assumption of roughly 3.6%.
Why it matters: the shift to basic aid makes the district more dependent on local…
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