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CBO: district must identify ~$587,000 in reductions for 2025–26; board to form reduction committee
Summary
The district's 1st interim budget shows one-time COVID funding largely spent, lingering position-control shortfalls in special education, and a projected need to reduce expenditures by roughly $587,000 for 2025–26; trustees agreed to form a budget committee and to begin notifications by the March deadline if necessary.
The Chief Business Officer presented the district’s 2024–25 1st interim report and multiyear projections, explaining that one-time COVID relief funds have ended and that the district faces enrollment-driven ADA pressures and a likely modest COLA. The CBO said the administration had targeted a reduction of about $587,000 in expenditures for fiscal year 2025–26 to align projected spending with revenue under conservative COLA assumptions.
The CBO outlined the LCFF funding structure, historical ADA trends since COVID, and the mechanics of federal-timing effects that change revenue recognition across fiscal years. Trustees discussed possible offsets, including new categorical grants (community schools) and shifting eligible programs into restricted grants, but the CBO advised planning conservatively. Administration proposed a budget‑reduction committee to meet in January–February and noted the March 15 deadline to issue notices for classified and certificated staffing actions if they become necessary.
Trustees emphasized that any discussions should focus on positions and systems rather than individuals. Administration said the first place to target would be unfilled vacancies, and that special-education projections would be available for deeper analysis the following week.
