BY BROOKE SJOBERG & CHLOE YOUNG
Balanced budget projected after district identifies $30M in cuts Round Rock ISD has identified an additional $20 million in cuts to its proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year, on top of a previous $10 million identified in April, a May budget update from the district shows. The total $30 million in reduced expenditures would put the proposed $466 million budget in a position more favorable to district goals, adminis- trators say, and lend to a balanced budget. What you need to know In April, RRISD Chief Financial Officer Dennis Covington shared that the district was projecting a $30 million shortfall due to increases in costs on multiple fronts including special education services, fuel and school safety. In recent budget updates, Covington shared
Round Rock ISD puts police chief on leave Round Rock ISD named Lauren Griffith interim chief of police, as Chief Dennis Weiner has been put on administrative leave. What happened Weiner, who has served the district as its chief of police since 2022, was placed on administrative leave May 14. On May 15, he sent a letter to the district’s superintendent alleging the mishandling of an assault and calling on the Texas Attorney General to investigate the individual case, as well as “actions of district leadership as they relate to police matters.” In a statement to Community Impact regarding the letter, Anne Drabicky, RRISD chief of public affairs and community relations, said the letter misrepresents the matters and actions it describes.
Proposed cuts A proposed budget for the 2024-25 school year includes the following reductions in cost:
52 unfilled or reassigned positions
Increased class sizes by about two students at every school level
Reduced maintenance and operations budgets
SOURCE: ROUND ROCK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
that his department was working to find addi- tional efficiencies to reduce the district’s shortfall and reliance on its fund balance to make up the difference. What’s next? Trustees are expected to vote on a final pro- posal as required by the Texas Education Agency by June 30.
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