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USD 453 presents $142K budget gap, building budgets cut 30% and staffing reductions expected
Summary
District staff presented a 2026–27 budget reduction plan outlining a roughly $142,000 gap, a proposed 30% reduction to building budgets, and an estimated reduction of about 33 staff positions across administration, certified and classified categories; health insurance is in year three of a self-funded contract.
District finance staff told the board April 13 that Unified School District 453 faces a preliminary net reduction target of about $142,000 for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Mr. Cifford, presenting the budget reduction update, said district revenue projections are unchanged but projected expenses have increased; the reductions outlined include maintaining five administrative staff (noted as a 14% reduction figure in the presentation), certified staffing at 13 (just under 5%) and classified staffing at 15 FTE. "We are looking at, I believe, 33 less good men and…
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