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District presents 2026‑27 budget proposal; staff highlight state funding increases and reserve status
Summary
Business services presented a proposed 2026‑27 general fund budget, incorporating new state COLA and special‑education adjustments; staff projected a near‑term reserve at 9.99% and said a fiscal stability plan will be filed with LACOE.
Business services presented the district's first draft of the 2026‑27 budget and reviewed state proposals that were included in the board's assumptions. Alva Diaz said the governor's 2026 proposals raised the statutory COLA and included significant special‑education funding increases that together materially improved the district’s near‑term fiscal outlook.
Diaz summarized specific numbers: "For our district, for Norwalk La Mirada, is about 2,900,000" in estimated COLA‑related funding and an increase in the special‑education base funding that amounts to about "4,600,000." She noted the district is maintaining teacher positions next year but plans multi‑year adjustments tied to declining enrollment; the available unrestricted reserve for the coming year was reported as "right at 9.99" percent under the state's 10% cap.
