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District presents LCAP and proposed 2025–26 budget showing $7.2M planned drawdown; adoption set for June 26
Summary
At a public hearing trustees heard the district’s draft Local Control Accountability Plan and the proposed 2025–26 budget. Staff presented $126.2M in projected revenue, $133.7M in expenses and a combined net decrease in fund balance of roughly $7.2M; trustees asked for follow‑up once the state budget and labor agreements are finalized.
At its June 12 public hearing the Washington Unified School District presented its draft Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and proposed adopted budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
Assistant Superintendent Audrey Stre and Director Stephanie Gro reviewed the draft LCAP, which aligns with the district’s strategic plan and identifies five goals: early years success, healthy and safe schools, opportunity and achievement, eliminating disproportionalities, and readiness for college, career and life. The presentation highlighted actions targeted to unduplicated students (foster youth, English learners and low‑income pupils), including foster‑youth liaison services, newcomer class staffing and transportation to outdoor education.
Fiscal director Billy Duba outlined the budget overview for parents: the district projects general fund revenue of about $126.2 million for 2025–26 with roughly $97.8 million from the Local Control Funding Formula and $17.2 million in supplemental and concentration dollars. Projected general fund expenditures total about $133.7 million, leaving a combined net decrease in fund balance of approximately $7.2 million. Duba said the district’s unrestricted reserves would remain above state and board policy minimums (the policy target is roughly 6%).
Trustees asked for clarifications on key assumptions: the budget’s 2.3% cost‑of‑living adjustment is based on the governor’s May revision, the multi‑year projections exclude potential negotiated salary increases and the district will revise the adopted budget if the state budget or labor settlements materially change assumptions. "We do not include negotiated increases yet; we will bring back revisions after the state budget is enacted or a settlement is reached," staff said.
Board members also asked how carryover and action‑table timing affected LCAP expenditures; staff explained that some positions (for example, paraeducators) were delayed hiring this year and those dollars will carry over to support the same actions next year. Trustees requested clearer presentation of metrics and baseline years (California Dashboard data lags one year) and asked staff to provide midyear updates when new outcome data arrive.
The district will return on June 26 to adopt the budget and finalize the LCAP as required by statute. Staff noted that the Consolidated Application for federal Title funds (Title I, II, III, IV) was also on the June 12 consent calendar and was approved during the meeting.
Next steps: trustees expect an updated budget following the state budget and any labor agreements, and staff will continue community engagement on LCAP priorities and metrics.
