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District Budget Advisory Committee

Welcome to the Lafayette Schools’ District Budget Advisory Committee (DBAC) webpage - a resource for understanding LAFSD's budget and the work of the DBAC, a committee made up of teachers, classified staff, parents/caregivers, administrators, and Governing Board representatives.

 

Relaunched in 2023, the DBAC is focused on making annual reductions and savings recommendations to the Superintendent and Governing Board.

DBAC Purpose

For the 24-25 school year, the Governing Board adopted $2.1M in savings and reductions recommended by the District Budget Advisory Committee. However, costs continue to exceed revenue and the District is relying on one-time reserves to cover the gap. For 2025-26, the District is planning for an additional $2M in budget reductions to slow the pace of its deficit spending.


There are a number of reasons for these recommendations:


  • State funding for public education in Lafayette continues to be inadequate.
  • For the 24-25 school year, districts received only a 1.07% Cost of Living Increase from the state; this is significantly lower than previous years
  • Ongoing inflation means that the District will continue to see cost increases, with little new revenue to cover these costs.
 

In early February 2025, the District launched a survey to gather input from our community on proposed reduction recommendations. In April, the District Advisory Committee and the Sr. Leadership Team presented their full list of recommendations to the Governing Board. Please take a few minutes to review the list of recommendations and submit your feedback.

 

To learn more about LAFSD's budget and recommended reductions for the 2025-2026 school year, please visit the April 2025 Budget Town Hall presentation. For additional information on the District's budget and how schools are funding in California, visit the "In the Know" presentation.

 

To learn more about reductions and savings implemented in the 2024-25 budget, visit here.

 

Here is a high-level timeline of our budget input decision-making process for 2025-26:2025-26 Budget Decision Making Process