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Board flags $1.2 million shortfall, directs superintendent to prepare reduction plan
Summary
Board members heard a financial update showing an estimated $500,000 reduction this year and a projected starting-year shortfall of about $1,200,000 tied to declining enrollment, and voted to direct the superintendent to prepare a reduction-in-force plan.
Board members were warned that declining student enrollment and pension liabilities will reduce available dollars for next year and directed the superintendent to prepare a reduction plan. A staff speaker said, "I took away about 500,000 for this school year. Our ending fund balance you can see is around 2,000,000," and added the district had previously held about $4,200,000.
Board discussion cited multiple compounding factors, including an uncertain PERS liability and statewide enrollment trends. The meeting record states the board anticipates an approximate $1,200,000 shortfall at the start of the next year and instructed the superintendent to identify programs that may be reduced or eliminated under district policy GZPA. One member asked that the minutes explicitly note the motion include "consideration language" for how reductions will be framed.
The board did not adopt specific cuts at the meeting; instead members requested options and further analysis to present at a future session. The discussion included repeated requests for more detailed budget scenarios and next steps for community notice and staff consultation.
