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Pojoaque Valley board approves submission of balanced 2026–27 operational budget and 1.5% salary increases
Summary
The board voted to submit a balanced 2026–27 operational budget and salary schedules to the New Mexico PED, incorporating a 1.5% salary increase for employees and noting projected longer‑term enrollment declines in the high school without open‑enrollment offsets.
Superintendent Dr. Sinal Segura and Chief Finance Officer Michelle Ortiz presented the district's 2026–27 operational budget and salary schedules and recommended board approval to submit the materials to the New Mexico Public Education Department by the June 2 deadline.
Ortiz said the district has built a balanced operational budget that includes a 1.5 percent salary increase for employees, which the administration described as higher than the state employee increase. Dr. Segura said enrollment is currently steady and that open enrollment from neighboring areas helps offset projected longer‑term demographic declines; he gave a nine‑year projection for the high school showing possible enrollment declines without continued open‑enrollment inflows.
After trustee questions about specific ancillary service categorization and where contracted versus salaried positions appear on the budget printouts, the board voted to approve the recommendation and submit the budget by the PED deadline.
