District reports modest enrollment growth since last levy; administrators to take unpaid furlough days

District administrators presented the district’s final enrollment and budget status and reminded the board that a budget work session will be scheduled in August ahead of a resolution to adopt the 2026–27 budget.

Michelle Scott said the district’s annual average full-time-equivalency (FTE) exceeded the budget by just under 200 students and that the October peak was about 12,311. “We came in above budget just shy of 200 above budget,” she said. Scott told the board special education headcount ended the year at 2,091 students (an increase of 382 students since the last levy) and explained that transitional bilingual programs and special education are counted by headcount, not FTE. She also reported CTE FTE grew by 86 since the last levy.

Scott reminded the board that a budget work session is planned in August and that the board will be asked to approve salary schedules and contracts on the consent agenda; she also reiterated previously approved cost-saving measures: building administrators will take two unpaid furlough days and district administrators and the superintendent will take three unpaid furlough days in the upcoming year.