Sonoma Valley Unified School District says its finances have finally swung out of the danger zone, with months of cuts, consolidations and a surprise boost in local property tax receipts helping to rebuild its reserves. The district now projects a roughly $12.1 million general-fund ending balance for 2025–26 and expects reserves to climb into the high single digits, a sharp reversal from earlier warnings about dangerously thin cushions.
Board approves first interim, sets a new reserve floor
At its Wednesday meeting, the board selected Trustee David Bell as president and signed off on the 2025–26 first interim fiscal report, along with a new policy that locks in a minimum annual reserve of 10 percent and a 17 percent target, according to The Sonoma…..