Administration warns of revenue uncertainty, proposes $1M in cuts including TAs and SRO position

The administration provided a detailed budget outlook for fiscal year 2026–27, identifying three primary revenue sources—federal (about 5.2% of the budget for Title programs and related funds), state evidence-based funding (the largest single source but with slowing increases), and local property taxes (the most predictable source). Finance staff said the district currently faces a projected deficit of about $185,000 and presented scenarios in which the district could face a deficit of $1,000,000 or more if conservative revenue assumptions hold.

To address the shortfall, administrators proposed a package of reductions totaling roughly $1,000,000. Specific recommendations included eliminating or not filling five TA positions (saving approximately $170,000), cutting five teaching positions (including one-year preK and one CARE teaching position), consolidating administrative responsibilities to save roughly $136,000, changing food-service staffing, and discontinuing the school resource officer position to reduce costs. The administration stressed that some actions could be implemented without explicit board approval, while reductions in certified staff would trigger statutory reduction-in-force procedures and require board action and careful timing. As an example, administrators said: "The administrative recommendation is to reduce expenditures for next year by at least $1,000,000."