Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON & BROOKE SJOBERG
Pflugerville ISD officials project $18.3M budget shortfall for 2026-27
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Five candidates filed to appear on the May election ballot to fill two open seats on the Hutto ISD board of trustees. The details Incumbent Felix Chavez filed for reelection, joined by April Adams, Lynn Green, Taylor Lopez 5 candidates file for 2 open Hutto ISD board seats funding, Land said. In their own words “We are going to have to make some tough decisions in the future in order to ensure that this district is operating with fiscal and financial stewardship,” Land said. “Our financial environment we are operating in, it is not the ideal con- dition. It’s going to require some discipline, some realism and some continued collaboration between the board, administration, our staff and our community.” What’s next? Land said that the adminis- tration will continue efforts to Pflugerville ISD’s budget development has been underway for several months, and the district is expecting a shortfall going into fiscal year 2026-2027, Chief Finan- cial Officer Jennifer Land said in a Feb. 5 board meeting. What you need to know The preliminary $18.3-mil- lion-budget shortfall reflects “structural pressure” from enroll- ment decline and a decrease in school health and related services
Budget planning Other assumptions used to build the preliminary budget include: A student enrollment of 25,038 An average daily
attendance rate of 91% , or 23,271 students A 2.17% growth in property values A $1.1069 tax rate
SOURCE: PFLUGERVILLE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
and Sam Martinez. Board member Shara Turner did not file for reelection, district documents show. What’s happening? Two board seats, occupied by trustees Felix Chavez and Shara Turner, have terms that expire in May. Candidates elected to each seat in the May 2 race will serve a three-year term. HISD board seats are at large, representing the entire district. The last day to register to vote is April 2. Early voting will open April 20 and close April 28. address the shortfall including rev- enue generation considerations; optimizing the district to ensure people, space and resources are efficient; and exploring other cost reductions. The board will adopt the budget in June and adopt the tax rate in August. Last year, trustees approved a budget for FY 2025-26 with a $10.3 million shortfall. However, an increase to the district’s basic allotment and additional school safety dollars helped PfISD reduce its deficit to $4.3 million.
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