Elk Grove Unified School District

Budget Information Website

  • Welcome to EGUSD Budget Watch

    • Over the past four years, due to the lack of funding from the State of California and rising costs, EGUSD has had to make over $110 million in cuts while using one-time funding sources to maintain programs and staff to support students. In addition to state budget cuts and one-time solutions, EGUSD continues to face rising costs – especially in the area of health care. EGUSD is now faced with a financial structural imbalance and needs to reduce expenditures (staff and programs) to align with reduced revenues.

      Based on the most current information from the state, and pending no state mandated mid-year cuts, EGUSD will need to reduce its budget by a minimum of $26.2 million for the 2012-2013 school year. After applying the additional $26.2 million in reductions, EGUSD still faces a $28 million deficit at the end of 2013-2014.

      California has an early warning system designed to detect which school districts are in danger of failing to meet their financial obligations. Interim status reports on the fiscal health of school districts and county offices of education are prepared regularly. Budget certifications are classified as positive, qualified, or negative. EGUSD’s budget has been certified as qualified since 2009-2010. A qualified budget means that the district may not meet its financial obligations for the current or two subsequent fiscal years.

      Without significant increased state revenue, or negotiated ongoing budget reductions, the district’s budget status will be certified as negative for 2nd Interim, which is due to the Sacramento County Office of Education on March 15. A district’s budget certification is negative when the district cannot meet its financial obligations for either the remainder of the current year or for the subsequent fiscal year. A negative certification leads to a county appointed fiscal advisor and, then, a state appointed trustee and leads to the loss of local control over operations.

      The Elk Grove Unified School District is closely monitoring the budget discussions taking place at the state level. As the district learns more about how state decisions will affect the district’s budget outlook, information will be posted on this Budget Watch page.

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