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Board hears draft‑2 budget showing deficit trimmed; members debate preserving field trips
Summary
Administrators told the board that Draft 2 of the FY27 budget reduced a projected deficit from roughly $34 million to about $21.5 million through internal adjustments; with the proposed debt restructure and an optional Act‑1 levy the shortfall could drop further, and members discussed limiting certain field trips while seeking low‑cost alternatives.
Administrators presented Draft 2 of the FY27 budget, reporting major line‑item work behind the scenes that reduced the district’s earlier $34 million projected deficit to about $21,525,314.33 before additional actions. Staff outlined salary and benefit changes, retirement‑incentive planning, reductions in building and department budgets, and removal of a $5.2 million EPTEP reserve catch‑up from the current year’s entries.
Dr. Vitali summarized the work to get the deficit down and described a multi‑year goal to right‑size the budget with minimal student impact. She said staff…
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