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CBO details Bellflower Unified—s three‑year projections: reserves, restricted funds and special‑education pressures
Summary
Chief Business Officer Renee Arcus walked the board through the district—s multiyear projection, explaining unrestricted vs. restricted revenue, required reserves and the fiscal pressure caused by special‑education underfunding. She said routine restricted maintenance is roughly $7–8 million and the state reserve requirement for the district is about $7.3 million.
Chief Business Officer Renee Arcus presented the district—s multiyear projection (MYP), describing it as a three‑year fiscal planning tool required by state law to ensure fiscal solvency. Arcus said the MYP combines statewide economic forecasts with district data to project revenue and expenditure trends and to flag potential budget risks.
"The multiyear projection is one of the most critical working documents the school business office produces," Arcus said, noting the presentation would be available in interim budget reports and that staff would return with updated numbers. She explained the document breaks the general fund into unrestricted and restricted components, lists revenue sources (LCFF, state and federal restricted funds, local revenue) and shows expenditures by major category (certificated and classified salaries, benefits, books and supplies, services and capital outlay).
Arcus said the district holds a state‑required reserve roughly equal to 3% of general fund requirements (she cited about $7.3 million for this district as the required reserve) and that one payroll in the district cycle is larger than the required reserve. She also flagged special‑education underfunding as a recurring pressure on the general fund and noted routine restricted maintenance funding is on the order of $7–8 million.
Board members asked for the district—s current reserve percentage; Arcus said she would provide exact percentages in memo and in the next interim presentation and explained the district is tracking state COLA updates that will affect revenue projections for 2026–27 and beyond.
