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The Walnut Valley Unified School District faces critical fiscal challenges as outlined in the Fiscal Stabilization Report. With an API of 906 and significant percentages of low-wealth students and English language learners, the district is navigating through deficit spending concerns. This report discusses interim reports, positive and negative certifications, and the importance of maintaining economic reserves. Key recommendations include analyzing enrollment projections, staffing, and expenditures, while ensuring administrative stability and adhering to state-mandated cost regulations for long-term fiscal health.
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Walnut Valley Unified School District Fiscal Stabilization Report
The District • API – 906 • Low Wealth • Free and Reduced • English Language Learner • Programs
Negative Certification • 1st Interim Report • Reserve for Economic Uncertainties • Deficit Spending
The Fiscal Stabilization Plan • COLA • Staffing • Furlough Days • State Mandated Cost Block Grant • Tier III
2nd Interim Report • Positive Certification • Reserve for Economic Uncertainties • Deficit Spending
ConcernsFiscal Stabilization Plan • Enrollment • Health Premiums • Federal Affordable Care Act • Federal Sequestration • Administrative Stability
ConcernsLong-Term Fiscal Stability • Health Benefits – “Soft Cap” • Budget Year 2015-16 • Enrollment • Relationship between District and WVEA • Local Control Funding Formula • Proceeds – Site D and South Pointe
Recommendations • Difficult Budgets Require Difficult Decisions • Hard Cap on Benefits in the context of Total Compensation • Watch Enrollment Projections • Analyze Staffing • Proceeds from the sale of District properties should be viewed as one-time funds
Recommendations • Maintain District Reserves • Review Costs for Transportation and Special Education • Freeze expenditures for materials/equipment • Pull Fundraising Organizations together