# 9/28/26 Work Shop

The SBHC Board held a budget-strategy work session on September 28, 2026. The chair stated that the board would take no formal action or make decisions at the session. Members discussed the district’s financial outlook, including a projected fund balance of about 3.1%, concern about future borrowing, and approximately $11 million in savings measures implemented over the prior two years. Proposed savings included restructuring district-office positions, reducing work calendars or contract days, sharing or reducing staff positions, and adjusting instructional allocations. Estimates presented included about $97,000 for a five-day calendar reduction for eligible 12-month non-bargaining employees, $85,000 for a proposed assistant-principal contract change, about $300,000 for district-office restructuring, and about $1.2 million from reducing one instructional allocation per school. These were discussion estimates, not approved spending or staffing actions; members also requested clearer breakdowns of general-fund versus federal-fund savings.

The board discussed possible elementary-school consolidation, sharing staff across schools, and other grade-configuration options. A school-consolidation estimate was approximately $1.5 million, including operating savings, but excluded potential transportation and food-service costs. Members emphasized assessing enrollment and building capacity, financial impacts, and community feedback before considering any closure. The superintendent was asked to develop additional cost analyses—including district-office calendar changes, staffing combinations, and school-consolidation options—for further board review. The board set a follow-up work session for October 15, 2026, at 4 p.m.; no formal vote or procurement activity was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education
**Published:** September 28, 2026

### Sources
- [9/28/26 Work Shop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exEun0--kQ0) - sbhc_board SBHC