DEMO · Harbor Pines USD is a fictional district. All figures are synthetic and generated from the persona specifications.
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“What did we learn last time we faced this, and what happened?”
Savings came in 43% below projection once transportation was included.
$4.1M of recurring cost lands on the general fund in FY2028.
Pay alone did not hold the gain.
Activity complete; outcome flat.
Exceeded the target effect.
Service impact arrived within the year.
Resolution to place the operating levy renewal at the current rate on the February 2027 ballot.
Board placed the operating levy renewal on the February 2027 ballot.
Board adopted the FY2027 budget with a $1.6M planned use of fund balance and directed a structural balance plan for FY2028.
Board adopted the 2025-2030 strategic plan.
Deferred the scheduled replacement of 12 buses to balance FY2026.
Board approved the three-year bus replacement plan and deferred the FY2026 tranche.
Funded two attendance re-engagement teams (home visits and family case management) for one year.
Adopted a structured literacy curriculum with embedded coaching for grades K-3.
Raised substitute daily pay 10% to compete with neighboring districts.
Used one-time federal relief funds for a 1:1 device program and 38 intervention and support positions.
Closed Seaside Elementary (61% of capacity) and reassigned its students to Bayview.
The 2019 Seaside consolidation delivered 57% of projected savings after added transportation, and family satisfaction at the receiving school dipped for two years.
Positions created with relief funds were never sunset; they now form most of the FY2028 structural gap.
A 10% rate increase lifted fill for one year until neighbors matched it; pool size and onboarding speed were the binding constraints.
K-3 literacy adoption hit 92% fidelity with flat grade 3 reading. Activity metrics alone would have reported success.
Home-visit teams cut chronic absence 9.4 points among served students; text nudges moved attendance less than 1 point.
Deferring 12 buses saved $1.8M once and produced a 5-point availability drop, more road calls, and higher repair costs within a year.