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14 <br /> Slide#23 <br /> Budget Priorities <br /> V <br /> • Recruit and retain a high quality <br /> workforce ,vt o <br /> `, <br /> • Student proficiency and growth ` r-. o j' 46 <br /> • Allocate resources to best meet <br /> the needs of students and staff <br /> AM <br /> ENGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Slide#24 <br /> Unfunded State Mandate = $700K Local Impact <br /> • Ir Unfunded FY2026 Certified Step Increase <br /> • Mini budget legislated step increases for all staff paid on a licensed <br /> salary scale <br /> • $0.00 received from state resources <br /> • t $700K local funding required to implement for all staff <br /> • \FY2026 reserves reduced $700K to fund state requirement <br /> • \Future state action may increase local cost burden <br /> 'ilk" NGAGE. CHALLENGE. INSPIRE. <br /> Rhonda Rath addressed an "unfunded state mandate" this year, noting that the state mandated <br /> a step increase for all certified staff but did not provide any state dollars to fund it. She said, as a result, <br /> the district had to rely totally on the local allocation to fund that, amounting to approximately $700,000 <br /> drawn from reserves. She cautioned that if the state were to now pass a budget and award one-time <br /> bonuses,the district has already expended $700,000 of its reserve. <br />