Education
BY CHLOE YOUNG
Liberty Hill ISD nears balanced budget after cuts Liberty Hill ISD has reduced its projected budget shortfall for this scal year and is nearing a bal- anced budget for FY 2025-26. LHISD is attempting to reduce its de cit through: Land and infrastructure reimbursements
LHISD adopts abstinence curriculum Liberty Hill ISD will continue teaching stu- dents abstinence-based sex education next school year after adopting new materials. The board of trustees approved the curric- ulum for sixth through ninth grade students
The district is seeking to raise its fund balance, increase employee pay and reinstate positions if state lawmakers approve additional school funding, Chief Financial Ocer Rosanna Guerrero said at a May 5 special meeting. Current situation In November, the district adopted a revised budget with a $7.5 million shortfall for FY 2024-25. The district’s fund balance is expected to drop to $13 million, which is short of LHISD’s $25 million goal, Guerrero said. “It’s very, very bad,” Guerrero said. “One of the things they recommended on how to improve our credit is to add back to fund balance. We’ve got to get back to that three-month operating expenditure.”
Freezing positions for central administration and departments
Reductions in campus and department budgets
at a May 19 meeting. Two-minute impact
Limiting travel for professional development
Starting this fall through 2028, LHISD will provide sex education to students using the Choosing the Best curriculum. The curricu- lum provides “abstinence-centered, sexual risk avoidance education,” according to the company’s website. How it works LHISD will provide six 45-minute lessons to middle and high school students, divided by gender.
An increased average daily attendance of 95%
SOURCE: LIBERTY HILL ISD
Looking ahead For FY 2025-26, the district is close to adopting a balanced budget with a nearly $48,500 budget shortfall. In March, the board of trustees approved $6.4 million in budget cuts, including 78 sta positions.
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