Education
BY BRITTANY ANDERSON, GRACE DICKENS & CHLOE YOUNG
LTISD to see $5M budget surplus after changing fiscal year start date After years of facing budget shortfalls, Lake Travis ISD is projected to adopt a budget with a surplus of around $5 million next fiscal year. The surplus comes as the district will change its fiscal year start date from Sept. 1 to July 1. Despite the revenue increase, LTISD is expected to continue experiencing financial constraints amid a $6 budget shortfall this fiscal year and a projected $3.68 mil- lion shortfall in FY 2026-27, according to a presenta- tion from a Jan. 15 board of trustees meeting. The update In May, the board of trustees voted to change the district’s fiscal year start date from Sept. 1 to July 1 beginning in 2026. Under the new schedule, FY 2025-26 will begin Sept. 1 but end June 30 ahead of FY 2026-27
EISD, LTISD to hold trustee elections
LTISD budget shortfalls over time The district is projecting a $5 million budget surplus next fiscal year followed by a $3.68 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2026-27.
-$4M -$6M -$2M $0M $2M $4M $6M
$5.07M
Eanes and Lake Travis ISD voters will have the opportunity to elect representation for five board of trustee places this year. The boards unanimously approved elec- tion orders during their January meetings calling for elections to be held in May. Two-minute impact EISD will have Place 6 and Place 7 on the ballot, currently held by Heather Sheffield and Ellen Balthazar, respectively. In LTISD, Place 3, 4 and 5 will be up for election, represented by Erin Archer, John Aoueille and Kim Flasch, respectively. The positions are at-large positions, mean- ing they represent the entire district instead of a portion of the district as a single-mem- ber position. Trustee terms last three years without compensation.
$1.19M
-$6M
-$3.68M
SOURCE: LAKE TRAVIS ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
beginning July 1, said Pam Sanchez, assistant superintendent for business services who is serving as LTISD’s acting superintendent. This will allow LTISD to receive 12 months of revenue for 10 months of expenditures, resulting in a one-time payment of $10 million, Sanchez said in July. The projected budget for FY 2025-26 also includes a 1% pay raise for staff totaling $775,000.
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