Cedar Park - Far Northwest Austin Edition | October 2025

Education

Actual/projected fund balance

Minimum fund balance requirement

Leander ISD’s fund balance LISD’s fund balance will be out of Texas Education Agency compliance by FY 2027-28 if budget reductions are not implemented.

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$200M $150M $100M $50M $0

$190M

$120M

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$79M

$61M

2019- 2020

2020- 2021

2021- 2022

2022- 2023

2023- 2024

2024- 2025

2025- 2026

2026- 2027

2027- 2028

2028- 2029

LISD opens new instructional centers The Denise Geiger Compass Center opened in August as the new location of LISD’s transition services, which serves adults ages 18-22 who qualify for special education services. Sorting out details The program provides adult living and community integration skills, and features vocational spaces and an apartment. Fund- ing for it was approved in the 2023 bond.

SOURCE: LEANDER ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Leander ISD talks fixes for $22.8M shortfall The LISD board of trustees held a special workshop meeting Sept. 9 to discuss the district’s future budget shortfalls and long-range planning. The gist Current budget projections show a $22.8 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2026-27, which could

increase to $32.3 million by FY 2028-29. On Sept. 9, Superintendent Bruce Gearing discussed potential alternative revenue streams, including having an open enrollment policy, increasing average daily attendance, getting addi- tional funding from House Bill 2’s special educa- tion allotment or selling, or leasing land parcels. If the district does not implement any of these options, other considerations would have to be made, which could include cutting upward of 200 staff and making changes to scheduling, fine arts, athletics and other programs, Gearing said.

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