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Clover Park board sets 6% fund-balance target as budget pressures mount
Summary
Board members heard a budget update showing a $36 million ending fund balance last year, rising cost pressures and a projected $6–8 million of cuts for 2026–27; the board gave consensus to plan for a 6% ending fund balance and expects detailed reduction recommendations in April–May.
The Clover Park School District board on March 23 moved to plan for a 6% ending general fund balance as administrators warned of rising costs, state funding shifts and the likelihood of staff reductions for 2026–27. Director of Finance Matt Young presented the district—s budget timeline and preliminary numbers, saying the district received about $260 million last year and spent about $274 million, leaving an ending general fund balance of about $36 million.
Young told the board that enrollment drives revenue and that the district's conservative enrollment projections have so far prevented larger shortfalls. He detailed the district's revenue…
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