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Declining enrollment and census‑block changes reduce state funding; trustees push to boost CTE completion
Summary
Staff told the board that updated TEA census‑block weights and a March‑to‑March enrollment decline contributed to revenue shortfalls. Trustees urged expansion and completion of CTE programs to regain state funding tied to completer weights.
Budget staff told trustees the district’s allotments were revised after TEA updated census‑block and tier weights, and staff said the district is conservatively budgeting ADA at about 14,280 for 2026‑27. The presenter said a drop in enrollment multiplies into nearly $1.8 million in lost basic allotment funding for relatively small headcount changes.
Trustees discussed CTE funding and how increasing 'completers' (students finishing level‑3/4 CTE sequences and earning industry‑based certificates) could increase weighted funding. A trustee told colleagues the district was missing out on millions by not hitting completer targets and asked staff for a focused plan. "We are focused on making sure that we are... going to get more of our completers," a staff member said, and noted meetings are already planned to review master schedules and increase completer counts.
Staff also listed potential revenue strategies to reduce the deficit, including property sales, maximizing ADA, grants, liquidated damages recoveries and energy savings from capital projects; trustees asked administration to develop options that protect instruction while addressing structural costs.
