As presented at the August 27, 2024, School Board meeting, Shoreline School District is still facing a budget emergency for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. 

The district is committed to maintaining the high-quality educational services our students deserve while exploring how to achieve the budget alignment we need. In good faith to our community, district leadership and the School Board will continue to work toward a balanced budget that limits the impact on our students. 

Following are the critical pieces of information for members of our school district community to know.

The Key Points

• Our budget emergency persists.

• We anticipate that additional expenditure reductions will be needed.

• State and federal funding does not support the current full program of education in Shoreline.

• Rising costs mean that our expenses are projected to exceed our revenues this year by $4 million.

• The projected ending unreserved fund balance for this year is .5%, which is 1/10th of what it should be for responsible fiscal management of our school district.

• We must continue to take significant steps to avoid binding conditions so we can continue providing high-quality education to our students.

Learn more about what has caused the budget shortfall and what steps may be taken at: ssd412.org/Budget