STORY: San Diego Unified shrank its budget deficit by more than $60M. It still needs to cut $113M in spending
San Diego Unified School District says it has whittled down its deficit for next school year but still needs to find ways to cut $113 million in spending.
This summer the district had projected it would have a $176 million unrestricted deficit. Now officials say they have found some savings to bring that number down by leaving vacant jobs unfilled and encouraging more families to submit household income forms. Those are expected to help the district qualify for $9 million more in state funding for students from low-income families, interim Superintendent Fabiola Bagula said.
In addition, the district is anticipating $25 million more revenue than previously expected, including more federal impact aid, state lottery funds and transportation funding, Bagula added.
The district’s projections are based on limited information and will change after the governor releases his first proposed January draft budget, the May revise and the final state budget in the summer.
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