Board Special Work Session - January 5, 2026

Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education · January 6, 2026

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Enrollment and budget context

Presentation

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Unidentified presenter summarized district finance basics and enrollment trends: certified enrollment fell (net loss ~622 students), actual enrollment down 219, and FY26 is projected to run a roughly $4,000,000 general fund deficit without changes. Presenter laid out drivers: salary increases, open-enrollment/charter tuition impacts (~$3.5M), and planned supports that add ~ $12M to cost pressure.

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Speakers:Unidentified Presenter (first seen SEG 001)

Board heard a presentation on a projected structural deficit driven by declining enrollment and staffing costs and reviewed roughly $19.6 million in proposed reductions, including program, consulting and travel cuts, changes to induction/mentoring services, a proposed phase-out of a legacy insurance stipend, and consideration of school consolidations and an intermediate grade model.

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