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Budget briefing: enrollment projections conservative, staffing down 9.6% and 14 electric buses on order
Summary
Administrator Gary McGarvie reported conservative enrollment projections, a 9.6% reduction in staffing from the prior year, anticipated rises in benefits and salary costs, higher transportation costs, and plans for 14 electric buses funded by state and federal grants with operational limitations on hills and long routes.
Gary McGarvie presented a district budget update noting conservative enrollment projections and a 9.6% reduction in staffing compared with the prior year. McGarvie said benefits and salary costs are expected to rise next year, while transportation costs such as fuel and insurance are increasing.
McGarvie told the board that electric buses (14 units) are expected to be added through state and federal grant funding, but he cautioned there will be operational limitations on certain hilly routes and longer-distance runs. He also noted running start enrollment had increased this year but is expected to decline next year based on planned class offerings. The minutes record these points as part of the board’s fiscal briefing; no specific dollar-to-project allocations were provided in the minutes.
