School districts nationwide “are really scrambling” to line up their budgets with expected expenses as a result, Griffith said, adding it’s likely districts will change their budgets multiple times over the school year.
In Texas, North Carolina, California and other states where funding is directly linked to enrollment, districts are being “held harmless” for dipping enrollment numbers. However, Kevin Brown, executive director of the Texas Association of School Administrators, said that’s only until early November in his state. If the state doesn’t act after that, districts will get “hammered on funding,” Brown said.
