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Superintendent warns of enrollment decline and proposes authority to reduce up to 10 licensed FTE
Summary
The superintendent reported current enrollment at 1,233 (budgeted 1,280) and forecasted a revenue shortfall that could reach roughly $1,000,000; the board authorized moving forward with potential reductions of up to 10 licensed FTE as part of budget planning.
The superintendent told the board that the district's current enrollment stands at 1,233 students, down from the budgeted 1,280, and outlined a revenue update that showed about $450,000 in the March 3 forecast with total shortfalls that could approach $1,000,000 by the end of the fiscal year. In response to the enrollment decline and projected revenue loss, administrators recommended preparing for reductions of no more than 10.0 licensed full‑time‑equivalent positions for the 2026–27 school year.
The superintendent emphasized a deliberate approach, saying the district would work with the union and administrators to use attrition, retirements and hiring freezes where possible. "So we're gonna be about 1000000 dollars less than what we budgeted for for school year 2526," the superintendent said when summarizing the revenue projection; the board then moved to authorize pursuing the further reduction and recorded a vote.
