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Bastrop ISD trustees review budget scenarios as board splits on path forward
Summary
At a special April 28 budget workshop, Bastrop ISD CFO Mike White presented 2026–2027 budget scenarios that assume no enrollment growth and include modest pay adjustments; trustees discussed trade-offs but did not reach consensus and requested historical compensation data.
Chief Financial Officer Mike White presented the Bastrop Independent School District’s 2026–2027 budget workshop on April 28, outlining development assumptions and several spending scenarios for trustees to consider. Mr. White said revenue was modeled with no projected enrollment growth and that student data drove classroom staffing decisions; departments were asked to reduce nonpayroll expenses by 15%.
Mr. White identified district priorities that the budget is intended to support: safety and security, special education and behavior supports, completion of middle-school transitions and initial staffing for Elementary School No. 10. He reported key projections including a 94% attendance-rate assumption and an intensity-based special education funding model that would increase allocated funding by about 4%.
