Trustees probe coding error that misapplied 4% raise for school leadership

Aug 14, 2026

Board members questioned a spreadsheet error that placed some employees in the wrong function and led to an apparent 4% raise allocation; staff said a budget amendment was filed to correct the mistake and will confirm exact timing.

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Trustees pressed staff about a coding error that affected the allocation of a previously proposed 4% raise. Trustee Lisa L. Salazar asked about function 23 (school leadership) after presenter Mr. Corrales noted some employees had been placed in the wrong budget function. "That that was a mistake in the budget," Mr. Corrales said, describing the misapplied entries tied to last year’s budget options.

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