Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) advised BUSD to develop a budget stabilization plan to address continued deficit spending with their 2019-20 budget approval. SCCOE then required the board to adopt a resolution along with a stabilization plan as part of the 2021-22 budget approval. On June 15, 2021, the board of trustees adopted Resolution 20-13 committing to identifying $6M in reductions for 2022-23 and 2023-24.

 

The BUSD Budget Stabilization Committee was formed in May 2022 as a result and recently held its 6th meeting on May 31st and developed a list of proposed reductions and increased revenue ideas. The committee will present its priority of recommendations by November 2023. 

 

The committee is led by Craig McAlpin and Michael Taylor, independent consultants from Eric Hall & Associates. The committee is currently comprised of the following members: