Shoreline approves 2026–27 budget with a $2.7 million General Fund balance

What happened

The Board adopted the district’s 2026–27 budgets, including $213.5 million in General Fund appropriations against $204.1 million in revenue. The approved package also authorizes waiving the minimum fund-balance policy; the minutes record the vice president’s deep concern about the budget projections.

Why it matters to families

The General Fund plans about $9.4 million more in appropriations than revenue and projects only $2.7 million in ending balance. The approved policy waiver and the Board’s stated concern make the district’s fiscal cushion a consequential issue for all schools.

The evidence

August 25, 2026 approved minutes, document 90214: Resolution 2026-10 adopted unanimously for September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027. The minutes list General Fund revenues of $204,083,789, appropriations of $213,488,022, and ending fund balance of $2,695,767; identify authority to waive Policy 7130 Minimum Fund Balance; and report the vice president’s deep concern about projections.

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