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Selah School Board outlines nearly $3 million in budget reductions as enrollment dips
Summary
Selah School District officials presented a draft budget-reduction plan totaling about $2.97 million, citing enrollment and federal funding changes; reductions are being achieved through attrition and include three certificated positions, one administrator and three classified positions.
Selah School District officials told the board on Monday that the district has identified roughly $2.969 million in budget reductions for fiscal 2026–27, made primarily through attrition and targeted staffing adjustments.
Associate Superintendent Stephanie (Associate Superintendent for District Operations) told the board the district’s updated draft reductions “are now at just under $3,000,000,” and that the tally includes the elimination of three certificated positions, one administrator position and three classified positions, all handled through attrition rather than layoffs. She said staff will present a full impact analysis at a June 11 study session.
Stephanie also reported the district’s May 1 enrollment count at 3,499 average FTE, a decrease of 2 FTE from the prior count but 17 FTE above the district’s projection; she noted the district receives roughly $10,000 per student FTE through state apportionment, making each FTE worth about $10,000 in budget terms. “Seventeen over is about a $170,000 increase through our apportionment process,” Stephanie said.
On fund balances, Stephanie reported the general fund ending balance was about $10,872,000 (roughly 15.8% of budgeted expenditures), a transportation vehicle fund balance of about $307,000 and a capital projects ending fund balance near $7.2 million. She told the board some state matching dollars for CTE projects will return to the district only after the district’s portion is spent.
Superintendent Kevin said the figures will continue to change as staffing decisions and final enrollments are confirmed before the budget is finalized, and he urged the board to reserve detailed judgment until the June study session when staff will present modeling showing how the reductions affect next year’s ending fund balance and any remaining gap.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the timeline and the process; Stephanie said no reductions in force were used to reach the current total. The board did not take a final vote on the reduction plan at the meeting; staff said the plan will be revisited and refined in coming weeks.
