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District plans conservative 2627 budget as enrollment declines and retirements rise
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff told the board the district will budget conservatively for 2627 amid projected annual enrollment losses of 20–30 students, nine recent resignations/retirements, and a ‘hard bottom’ projection of about 1,200 full-time-equivalent students; public budget workshops were pledged.
John (S9) and Superintendent Keith (S3) outlined the district’s approach to developing the 2627 budget, saying staff are shifting from expense-focused work to revenue projections and will present a draft budget late May/early June for public review. "We're actually starting to get into the revenue side of things so that we can get a better understanding of what our revenue is gonna look like for the school year 2627," John said, and staff pledged at least one public board workshop and an evening session for community input.
Superintendent Keith urged conservative enrollment assumptions because funding is driven by per-student allocations; he noted the district has seen steady, modest declines and expects continued impacts: "If we're following the numbers... between 20 and 30 kids per year is what we've been declining and what we've been projecting," and staff reported nine resignations/retirements so far. The board was told OSPI and the ESD will review budget projections and that a final budget adoption is expected at the July meeting after public review in May/June.
