Trustees will also consider a three-year agreement with Galveston County for nearly 50 school resource officers, or SROs, and an administrative assistant for the SRO program.
The overview
District officials projected a $12.1 million shortfall for FY 2025-26 during its last budget discussion at a June 10 board work session,
At the work session, district officials acknowledged the state for providing teachers with salary increases during its 2025 legislative session, but noted it gave “very little” flexibility for funding within school districts.
“The projections provided are not what I had hoped for,” CCISD Chief Financial Officer Alice Benzaia said at the work session. “The state gave districts very little flexibility within the funding provided. We're grateful that our classroom teachers will receive a well-deserved salary increase, but the remaining funding will not get us to a balanced budget.”
Looking back
As of the board’s June 10 work session, CCISD is projected to have $424.3 million in expenses—a $21.1 million increase compared to FY 2024-25—and $410 million in revenues—a $15.4 million increase compared to FY 2024-25. An additional $2.1 million in other sources lands the district in an anticipated $12.1 million shortfall, according to budget documents.
- $13.1 million mandated salary increase
- $2.5 million increase in special education staffing
- $2.2 million operational budget increase
- $1.3 million increase due to safe and secure grant funds ending
- $18.7 million increase in state and local revenue
- $4.9 million decrease in capital and contingency funds
- $1.4 million decrease in the operating budget stemming from a decline in students transferring into the district
- $700,000 decrease from a decline in pre-K tuition
The board will also consider a three-year agreement with Galveston County for nearly 50 SROs and an administrative assistant for the SRO program, according to district agenda documents.
The agreement consideration comes after the current three-year agreement is slated to end July 28. If approved by the board, the new agreement will begin July 29 and last through July 28, 2028, according to district documents.
The three-year contract with the administrative assistant will cost $14.1 million and will be paid for through the district’s general fund, per district documents.
Looking ahead
The board will meet July 14 at 4:30 p.m. at the district’s Education Support Center, located at 2425 East Main St., League City.
For further budget discussion for FY 2025-26, the board will also meet on the following dates:
- July 28: board meeting to schedule public hearing on budget and tax rate
- Aug. 11: board workshop to provide budget update
- Aug. 25: board meeting, public hearing and adoption of budget
- Sept. 22: board meeting to adopt 2025 tax rate
