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Providence district outlines $16.5M starting gap for FY27, eyes cuts and reserves
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Zach Scott told the board that an $18.2M projected expense increase and modest revenue growth produced an initial FY27 gap around $16.5M; the district proposed cuts, operational efficiencies and use of $2.6M in reserves and warned of steep transportation, special‑education and benefit cost pressures.
Deputy Superintendent of Operations Zach Scott and the district finance director presented an updated FY27 budget picture to the Providence School Board on April 29, saying the district faces significant headwinds but expects to bring a balanced budget to the board in May.
Scott said the district’s forward‑rolled expense baseline reflected an estimated $18.2 million increase — largely cost‑of‑living and benefit growth — while projected revenue rose by roughly $1.7 million, producing an early gap near $16.5 million.
“To get a starting number we rolled forward this year’s budget and did not make substantive changes,” Scott said, adding that the district’s local budget is north of $450 million and that a 3% cost‑of‑living increase would itself account for roughly $13–14 million of the…
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