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Sunol Glen board previews 2025–26 budget, warns of multiyear deficit
Summary
District staff presented a $4.48 million revenue plan for 2025–26, outlined expenses that push total spending near $4.9 million, and projected shrinking reserves that will require board action to avoid cutting classroom services over the next three years.
District finance staff presented the Sunol Glen Unified School District’s draft 2025–26 budget and warned trustees the district faces continued deficit spending over the next three years. The presenter said total revenue for 2025–26 is $4,478,966 and noted that state and federal revenues are still uncertain until the state budget is finalized.
The presentation highlighted a 2.3% cost-of-living adjustment and several revenue changes: LCFF (local control funding formula) revenues remain flat, federal Title IV grant funding is increasing modestly, and a new discretionary block grant was estimated at about $78,000. The presenter also noted a wellness coach grant for $75,000 and a First 5 Alameda grant for $25,000 to support counselor FTE. "Total revenue is 4.478, $4,478,966, which is really flat to 2025," the presenter said.
On the expense side, staff pointed to added certificated salary costs (an increased counselor FTE and a new coordinator), benefit increases of roughly $90,000 and the elimination or reduction of several classified positions. The presenter described an expected total expense near $4,900,000 and a projected ending general fund balance of about $1.2 million for 2025–26, leaving only roughly $14,000 in unassigned reserves. "We're closing that gap by a little bit," the presenter said when describing reductions from prior years.
Trustees discussed the multiyear projection, which shows reserves dipping to about $687,000 by 2027–28 under current assumptions, and asked staff about options to reduce the deficit while protecting classroom personnel. Staff described possible actions such as reducing assigned balances over time and targeting nonclassroom positions or contracts; they also committed to presenting a strategic plan in the fall that would prioritize minimizing impacts to classroom staff. The board was told additional state funding will be reflected in a 45-day revision once the state budget is enacted.
What happens next: the district will finalize figures after state allocations are confirmed and bring a formal budget adoption item back to the board for action in two weeks, ahead of the July 1 statutory deadline.
