Budget Advisory Task Force Year 1 Report and Recommendations
The official document
What the district published
This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need a budget degree to understand where their school dollars go.
Original PDF coming soon — check reedschools.org for the source document.
In plain English
What this document actually says
This report summarizes the first year of Reed Union School District's Budget Advisory Task Force, which met four times during 2025-26 to provide community input on long-term financial planning. The district faces a $32.91 million operating budget with projected structural deficits in coming years, with reserves declining from 36.5% to 27.1% by 2027-28. The task force surveyed 11 members and found strong support for balanced approaches combining revenue generation and expenditure adjustments. Key recommendations include maximizing revenue from district-owned facilities (especially Granada property), protecting student-facing programs, maintaining reserves at policy levels, using staff attrition rather than layoffs, and creating a revenue optimization subcommittee. The group emphasized early action to avoid deeper future cuts.
What this means for your family
This report shows the district is planning ahead to address budget challenges while protecting what matters most to students. The community wants to avoid class size increases and maintain enrichment programs by generating more revenue from district property rather than cutting programs or asking families for more money. Any staffing changes would happen through retirements rather than layoffs, minimizing classroom disruption.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.