Our budget is grounded in our mission and focused on maximizing student outcomes.
This coming year, our priorities are:
academic achievement
sustainable staffing
ensuring every program we fund has a clear impact on students
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Revenue & Risk
Loss of enrichment funding
This loss of revenue will represent a roughly 10% overall reduction in revenue
Loss of LAP High Poverty funding
This revenue was only available to SIA for the 25/26 school year and allowed for backfilling of other State grants that were cut in the 2025 legislative session
Enrollment
Enrollment is the primary driver of our State apportionment and enrollment continues to increase which will help mitigate the loss of enrichment funding
SIA is budgeting in increased enrollment of 12.39 FTE for the 26/27 school year
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Staffing
This year, we are taking a lean approach by limiting new hires, making strategic adjustments, and aligning staffing closely to student needs.
Budget is being developed assuming current staffing levels
Vacancies and attrition will be reviewed before refill to preserve financial sustainability
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Budget Development Process
This is a thoughtful and thorough process. We are auditing programs, reviewing services, and refining our master schedule to eliminate redundancies and ensure every dollar is tied to impact. We are also leveraging external support to strengthen this work.
All decisions are grounded in student impact, alignment to our mission, and responsible stewardship of resources. Our goal is to protect core instruction and essential supports while addressing inefficiencies.
We are reviewing contracted services, evaluating program effectiveness, streamlining course offerings, and identifying efficiencies across the system while protecting what matters most for students.
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Timeline
We are now looking at the calendar, aligning staffing and building the draft budget, and will move into Board review and revisions this spring, with final approval aligned to state deadlines.
It is still very early in the budgeting process, with the State tools only being released in the past few weeks.
We value your role in providing feedback, supporting key decisions, and helping communicate clearly with our community. Your partnership is critical throughout this process.