The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education is set to certify unaudited financial data on Thursday showing the district ended the 2024–2025 fiscal year with a deficit of more than $31 million.
The filing of unaudited actuals, required annually by state law, is arguably the most consequential item on the board’s Sept. 11 agenda. Certification will formally place the district’s financial shortfall on record and serve as the basis for state and county oversight and budgeting in the new fiscal year.
Also on the agenda is Resolution 2837, approving the district’s GANN calculations for 2025–2026. The measure establishes PUSD’s estimated spending limit under Proposition 4, the state law requiring districts to control appropriations growth.
In addition to fiscal matters, the board will weigh approval of a design-build contract for Franklin Elementary School. The project calls for the construction of a new multi-purpose room, kitchen, and administration offices.
The board will also consider revised education goals for the district, and Resolution 2838, which recognizes High School Voter Education Weeks in 2025. The goals set updated benchmarks for student achievement, while the resolution aligns the district with a statewide program promoting civic participation.
Trustees are also scheduled to vote on a waiver request to the California Department of Education, seeking an exemption from certain compliance requirements. Details of the waiver were not immediately provided in the published agenda.
The meeting is set for 5 p.m. in the Elbie J. Hickambottom Board Room, 351 S. Hudson Ave., Pasadena. Public comment on agenda items will be taken from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. Speakers are limited to three minutes each. Live coverage will be broadcast on Charter Channel 95 and streamed at http://live.boardmeetings.info
The full agenda may be read online by clicking here.
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