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Coachella Valley USD board approves third interim report as trustees press for budget detail
Summary
Trustees approved the district's third interim financial report after a presentation that highlighted improved COLA/ADA assumptions and increased interest revenue; board members pressed staff for more line-item detail ahead of the June adopted budget.
The Coachella Valley Unified School District board voted to approve its 2025-26 third interim report after a presentation by the district's business office that showed modest financial improvements and emphasized continued work to stabilize the budget.
Julie Vigil, presenting the third interim report, told trustees the district had seen slightly higher projected COLA and ADA assumptions and a rise in interest revenue driven largely by restricted state and federal funds. "We did see an increase of over $3,500,000 in those out years from that increase," Vigil said as she reviewed multi-year projections and the district's plan to reduce its structural deficit.
The report, which compares projected to actual financials through April 30, reflects updated assumptions made before the governor's May revise and carries the district's current "qualified" certification. Vigil reminded trustees that the May revise is a proposal and must still go through the Legislature. "This is a may revise," Trustee Acuna said during discussion. "It's not the budget. These are project numbers." The board set a May 21 viewing of the May revise in the boardroom and noted a May 21 School Services presentation would follow.
Trustees pressed staff for more granular numbers and asked why a figure on a printed packet differed from the presentation; Vigil said staff would investigate the discrepancy and that an updated packet and the full third interim materials would be provided to the board. Trustee Acuna publicly requested a detailed budget for after-school programs, including line-item breakdowns for 21st Century and other expanded learning funds.
After questions about cash transfers, restricted fund spending and compliance with state reporting, the board approved the third interim report by unanimous roll call.
The board's approval does not finalize the adopted budget for 2026-27. Vigil said the district will continue to incorporate May revise changes and will bring an adopted budget forward in June; trustees asked that staff provide the requested line-item detail before final adoption.
