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Santa Fe schools' FY27 budget debate centers on wages, substitutes and use of reserves
Summary
At an extended April 23 board meeting trustees heard a detailed FY27 budget briefing that examined minimum-wage compliance, options to raise low hourly rates toward $20/hour, a projected $3M substitute contract level and whether to use reserves to avoid cutting community services.
The Santa Fe Public Schools board spent substantial time on April 23 reviewing FY27 budget tradeoffs, with debate focused on how to raise low hourly wages, cover increases in benefits, and whether to use cash reserves to preserve services such as Communities in Schools.
CFO staff presented options and estimates to comply with a state/local minimum-wage move and to reduce wage inequities across salary schedules. The district’s preliminary compliance work identified six salary schedules with opening hourly rates below the proposed $17.50–$20 thresholds and estimated that bringing those positions into line would create a measurable…
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