CBO warns revenues down 8% as board seeks clearer plan to avoid insolvency

At the June 18 special meeting, Corning Union High School District Chief Business Official Diana Davisson previewed the district's 2025–26 budget, reporting projected total revenues of $23,358,530 and projected expenditures of $25,021,501. "Total Revenues- revenues were down 8% however projections are spot on," Davisson said while walking the board through revenue sources and expenditure categories.

Davisson itemized the revenue mix as LCFF $17,254,699; Federal $1,683,563; State $3,274,297; and Local $1,145,971. She listed expenditures across certificated nonmanagement salaries ($6,601,176), classified nonmanagement salaries ($4,047,267), management salaries ($954,214), benefits ($6,408,924), books and supplies ($2,208,363), services ($2,954,976) and capital outlay ($1,279,035), for a total projected expenditure of $25,021,501.

Board Member Jim Bingham said he wanted a clear, consolidated view of planned reductions and a separation of one-time from ongoing expenses to show stakeholders what will be done to avoid fiscal crisis. "I would just like a clear picture of where we are going to be so that way people can’t say, didn’t you see this coming and couldn’t it have been avoided," Bingham said. Davisson said she will work on breaking out one-time expenses and reviewing roughly 100 resources to clarify options ahead of First Interim.

The presentation also reviewed other district funds (Adult Education, Cafeteria, Deferred Maintenance, vehicle savings, Ranch, Capital Facilities, scholarships) and noted an EPA-related resolution on the agenda for the following day. The board did not take budget action at the special meeting; staff will return with more detailed proposals.