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Cajon Valley board adopts LCAP and 2025'26 budget; staff highlight funding assumptions and reserve
Summary
Trustees adopted the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan and the 2025'26 adopted budget, which removes one-time COVID-era funds, projects a 2.3% COLA, and shows a roughly $1.3M 25'26 deficit that could be closed if proposed TK funding is approved.
The Cajon Valley Union School District board approved the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and adopted the district's 2025'26 budget after staff presented detailed multi-year projections and answered trustee questions about reserves, staffing and grant funds.
Chief business staff and Miranda (presentation lead) explained that much of the year-over-year change reflects the end of one-time COVID-era federal and state grant funding used in 2024'25. The 2025'26 adopted budget assumes a 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment for LCFF revenue, budgets a 3% required reserve, and shows an estimated $1.3 million operating shortfall for the coming year.
Miranda told trustees the shortfall could be eliminated if the state's proposed additional TK funding (to support a 10:1 ratio) is approved by the Legislature and included in the final state budget. Staff also explained a planned transfer from restricted fund balances (fund 17) in later years to support operations while the district stabilizes the multi-year projection.
During LCAP discussion trustees and commenters focused on Goal 5 (equity multiplier funding). Staff explained the new state-directed goal was piloted at two schools last year and sites used funds to shift from a literacy focus to supports for conditions of learning and high-need students; the board adopted the revised LCAP.
Votes: the LCAP and the Bostononia Global Academy LCAP were adopted (board recorded votes as passed); the district budget adoption passed unanimously. Trustees asked staff to return with first interim numbers once the Governor's final budget and trailer bills are available.
What to watch: the district will monitor enrollment (ADA), unduplicated pupil percentage (UP), negotiations and federal/state grant decisions that could alter revenue assumptions for the coming fiscal year.
