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Aurora East USD 131 adopts FY26 amended budget after state funding tier change creates $9.3 million gap
Summary
The board voted May 4 to adopt a FY26 amended budget after administrators said the district lost roughly $6 million when it moved from state funding Tier 1 to Tier 2; presentations showed $259M in revenue against $269M in expenses, a $9.3M shortfall, and staff warned of multi-year fiscal adjustments.
The Aurora East USD 131 board on May 4 approved a resolution adopting an amended FY26 budget after a presentation from Dr. Michael Angel describing audit adjustments, transfers, and the district’s loss of state evidence-based funding.
Dr. Angel told the board that the district’s movement from the state’s evidence-based Tier 1 to Tier 2 resulted in a funding reduction "approximately $6 million," and that using finalized grant actuals, the district projects roughly $259 million in total revenue and $269 million in expenses — a $9.3 million shortfall for the year.
"We ended up missing the tier one cut off by about four‑tenths of a point," Dr. Angel said, describing the state formula that compares districts and leads to tier assignments. He said the district remains solvent for now because of fund balances and "hold harmless" protections but that the change will prompt multi-year…
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