North Wasco SD 21 board adopts supplemental budget after $1.09M state funding reduction

The North Wasco County School District 21 board on Feb. 27 approved two resolutions to adopt a supplemental budget for capital improvements and to transfer appropriations in the local grants fund after district staff reported a major revenue shortfall.

CFO Randy Anderson told the board that a recalculation of the State School Fund followed a lowered student membership estimate and will reduce “the district’s share of the State School Fund by approximately $1,087,000 over the next three payments.” Anderson said the district began the year with an estimated $1 million deficit and that the combined shortfall will require significant underspending to balance the current budget. The district’s enrollment estimate for the current year was reduced to 2,820 and next year’s estimate was set at 2,805, he said.

Directors unanimously approved Resolution #24-25-10 (supplemental budget and capital appropriations) and Resolution #24-25-11 (transferring appropriations in the Local Grants Fund). The motions were moved and seconded and passed unanimously. Anderson said additional uncertainty remains around Title program funding and USDA reimbursements for food services and that the district will be paid on the 2,805-student estimate until the state trues up funding next year.

Board members and staff said the goal is to “right-size” spending to align with the new enrollment and revenue estimates while monitoring federal and state grant updates. The board did not vote on specific staffing changes at the meeting; Anderson characterized future adjustments as contingent on actual enrollment counts and state truing procedures.