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Business manager outlines $700,000 in reductions, warns enrollment drag on recovery
Summary
The district's business manager presented the SOD plan noting a needed $700,000 in reductions for FY27, flagged a 6% transportation contract increase and said current enrollment (603) and projections (582 in FY27, 556 in FY28) make the reductions necessary to meet the SOD goal.
The district's business manager walked the board through a statutory operating debt plan that relies on known contract increases and planned reductions to bring the district above the state SOD threshold. She told the board that the transportation contract alone will increase 6%, and that the plan includes $700,000 in reductions targeted for fiscal year 2027 to preserve long-term fiscal stability.
Board members pressed for enrollment detail and modeling assumptions. The business manager said current enrollment is 603 and that her projections put the district at 582 in fiscal year 27 and 556 in fiscal year 28; she cautioned projections are conservative and that the FY29 estimate depends on actual kindergarten and open-enrollment counts. "We have projected low kindergartens... I hope it comes in higher, but I can't guarantee it," she said. The board discussed how missed reduction targets would push needs into later years and prolong the recovery timeline.
The presentation emphasized that one-time receipts such as property sale proceeds do not directly change the SOD calculation and that the district must maintain the specified reductions to keep the FY28 and FY29 columns clean in the spreadsheet.
