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East Allegheny SD outlines budget adjustments as enrollment fell 17% since 2017
Summary
Superintendent described a 17% enrollment decline since 2017 and detailed measures to control costs, including 'capturing' vacancies, reallocating staff to targeted reading and math supports, and continuing flexibility to restore positions if enrollment rises. The district also reported food-service revenue pressures and plans to issue an RFP for security services.
The district’s superintendent told the board the district lost 284 students between 2017 and 2023, a decline she characterized as about 17 percent, and said that staffing had increased by seven full-time equivalents in that period, an imbalance the administration now seeks to correct.
“We have to look at ways in which we can do this meaningfully and reasonably,” the Superintendent said, summarizing the administration’s budget approach for the coming year. She said the district will ‘‘capture’’ positions when employees retire rather than automatically refilling every vacancy, and will…
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