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BRYAN ISD CFO outlines staffing‑centered budget approach, warns of approximately $5 million deficit

BRYAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Trustees · April 6, 2026
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Summary

CFO Normma Friddle told the board that staffing and position control drive budget planning, shared Skyward data (2,523 filled positions, 249 vacancies) and said the district faces a roughly $5M budget deficit driven by stagnant state funding and inflation; staff are pursuing attrition, position consolidation and revenue audits.

Normma Friddle, BRYAN ISD chief financial officer, presented an informational session in the district’s budget development series focusing on staffing and position control. She said salaries and benefits form the largest recurring commitment in the budget and described the use of staffing formulas, demographer projections and a Skyward staff‑planning snapshot showing 2,523 filled positions and 249 vacancies.

Friddle described operational volume: the payroll team processes roughly 2,500–3,000 paychecks…

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