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Apple Valley Unified board hears LCAP update and a proposed 2025–26 budget projecting a slim reserve and multi‑year recovery plan
Summary
At the public hearings, staff described LCAP edits after county review and presented the proposed 2025–26 operating budget: estimated actuals for 2024–25 show combined revenues around $251M and a combined ending fund balance near $17.9M; the proposed 2025–26 budget projects a 3.2% unrestricted reserve with steps to approach a 5% reserve over the multi‑year projection.
The board held two public hearings: one on the 2025 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and one on the proposed 2025–26 operating budget.
LCAP highlights: Patrick Sauer summarized changes made after county review—including added student group breakdowns, clarified prompt language, and a 15% threshold definition for material differences between budgeted and expended amounts. Trustees asked for a glossary of abbreviations and clarification about counts of specialized positions (the administration said the figure 73 includes multiple job classes and that some figures may be adjusted after an audit).
Budget overview: Mr. Schulenberg (budget presenter) reviewed estimated actuals for…
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