Dodson’s FY27 budget shows fewer funded positions

What happened

LAUSD’s FY27 Dodson budget lists 58.56 full-time-equivalent positions, down from 67.33 in the FY25-26 allocation, while total funding is nearly unchanged.

Why it matters to families

A reduction of 8.77 funded positions can affect the staff available for instruction and student support, even though the two documents do not establish which individual roles will change.

The evidence

The FY25-26 allocation totals 67.33 FTE and $10,271,936. The FY27 budget’s staffing tables total 58.56 FTE and list $10,244,182 overall. The documents use different budget-year formats, so this is a planning comparison rather than proof of layoffs.

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