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Palo Alto Unified reviews 2025–26 budget priorities, from TK to parcel-tax timing
Summary
At a March 25 special meeting the Palo Alto Unified School District board held a study session on 2025–26 budget assumptions, hearing staff estimates on federal funds, librarian staffing, TK expansion scenarios, ELOP funding declines, mental-health commitments, a potential sustainability post and parcel-tax renewal timing.
The Palo Alto Unified School District board met in a special March 25 study session to review assumptions and planning options for the 2025–26 budget, with staff laying out revenue expectations, program costs and a set of trade-offs trustees asked staff to return with more data on.
Staff said federal program funding to the district totals about $3.7 million, described as the largest federal contribution to instructional supports, and noted Title I and IDEA funding appear preserved under recent guidance but that other federal funds could face cash-deferral risks. “This session is intended to provide a clear understanding of our budgetary priorities, revenue and expenditure and long long-term financial planning,” the presenter identified in the transcript as “Miss U” told trustees as she opened the slide deck.
On staffing, staff reported elementary teacher-librarian positions currently total about 10.3 FTE at an annual cost of roughly $2.2 million and estimated bringing all elementary teacher-librarians to full-time would add about $324,000 in…
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