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2025-2026 Budget Proposal

Presented by Trustee Appling

Items I suggest people should be aware of

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Projected Budget Items of note

  • Cohort Projected Enrollment & ADA is projected to decrease over the next three years (Cohort Projected Enrollment & ADA pg4
  • Fund 12 Child Development projected to be positive year over year (All Funds Summary pg5)
  • From August to December Cash balance decreased approximately $3.28 million (Projected Cash Flow pg6)
  • GUSD continues a projected deficit. Smaller in 2025-26 with increases in 2026-27, and 2027-28 (Multi Year Budget Projection pg7)
  • Contracts for GUTA and GUCE are unsettled for 2027-2028 (salary and benefits)

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SACS Fund Forms

  • Fund 13 Cafeteria Special Revenue Fund depends on approximately $188,973 of federal funds equal to approximately 37% of the program (SACS report pg39)
  • Projected COLA for the three years of the budget (SACS pg101)
      • 2025-2026 $209,948.58 (2.3%)
      • 2026-2027 $284,249.68 (3.02%)
      • 2027-2028 $324,406.39 (3.42%)
  • Projected COLA is less than all raises and steps per year for 2025-26 and 2026-2027

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SACS Fund Forms continued

  • Ratio of Unrestricted Salaries and Benefits to total Unrestricted Expenditures historical average is 91.7% and is projected to be 91.8% for the three years of the budget (SACS forms pg103)
  • Districts Budget Reserve Percentage drops between 5-6% each year of the three year budget (SACS form pg113)
  • State of California LCFF Planning Factors COLA
      • 2025-2026 2.30%
      • 2026-2027 3.02%
      • 2027-2028 3.42%
      • 2028-2029 3.31%