Monday night LHISD held its regular board meeting. Although it was a great board meeting full of celebrations of both great students and incredible staff members, it was also a meeting where the board took action on phase 1 budget cuts due to the lack of funding and action by our state legislature.
For the past several months LHISD has been working hard towards a balanced budget based on the expected revenue of $99.5 million. We received some disheartening news that our expected revenue will be reduced by an additional $700K making the balance budget more difficult.
Phase 1 budget reductions of $6,373,061 for LHISD include:
- Department Budget Reductions of $832,775
- Campus Budget Reductions of $476,786
- Savings in scheduling efficiency of $1,587,000
- Reduction in Central Office Admin Positions $765,000
- Reduction in Special Education Positions $310,000
- Reduction in Special Funded Positions (State and Fed allotments) $759,000
- Reduction in General Funded Positions $1,642,500
In addition, LHISD will need to add classroom teachers for the expected growth in enrollment of 1,000 students, costing approximately $2.5 million.
Despite these massive and devastating cuts, phase 1 reductions still leaves LHISD approximately $1.2 million from balancing the budget.
I am thankful for a school board and staff that are willing to do everything possible for LHISD. We will continue to look for more reductions as we stay involved in the current legislative session. Every cut we made will negatively affect LHISD. We must get more funding from the legislature. We need your help! Listen to the presentations below and call our representatives.
Tell our story!
Steve Snell,
Superintendent of LHISD
