{"id":203144,"date":"2026-03-23T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203144\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T23:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T23:38:10","slug":"lcs-to-discuss-26-27-budget-reductions-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203144\/","title":{"rendered":"LCS to Discuss 26\/27 Budget Reductions \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today at 3:00 p.m. the Leon County School Board will discuss Superintendent Hanna\u2019s proposed budget reductions. The workshop is being held the day before the Board\u2019s business meeting. <\/p>\n<p>The budget reductions include $2,381,310 at the district level, $4,800,048 in school staffing, $500,000 in arts &amp; athletics, and $125,000 in community group funding.<\/p>\n<p>Details are provided below:<\/p>\n<p>Recommended 26\/27 Budget Reductions<\/p>\n<p>District Cost Center Reduction (5.67%)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2,381,310<\/p>\n<p>Departmental budget meetings consolidating positions<\/p>\n<p>Realign responsibilities within district leadership<\/p>\n<p>Utilize the Evergreen study to redistribute positions in the future<\/p>\n<p>Staffing Plan Reduction (2.3%)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4,800,048<\/p>\n<p>Work with school principals to make staffing adjustments<\/p>\n<p>Monitor student enrollment to determine if staffing or resource changes are needed<\/p>\n<p>Arts and Athletics Reduction (50%)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $500,000<\/p>\n<p>Reduce funding for art and athletic programs by 50%<\/p>\n<p>High schools currently receive $50,000 for the arts and $50,000 for athletics, proposed 26\/27 they will receive $25,000 for arts and $25,000 for athletics<\/p>\n<p>Middle schools currently receive $25,000 for arts, proposed they will get $12,500<\/p>\n<p>Community Groups (50%)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $125,000<\/p>\n<p>Reduce community group funding by 50%<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $7,806,358<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today at 3:00 p.m. the Leon County School Board will discuss Superintendent Hanna\u2019s proposed budget reductions. 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