The Higley Unified School District Governing Board approved a tentative $111.4 million maintenance and operations budget for the 2026-27 school year that relies on a combination of staff cuts and carryforward funds to balance declining revenue.
The board’s unanimous approval on March 3 allows the district to start issuing employment contracts for the next school year. Final adoption of the budget is scheduled for June.
The spending plan is about $7.4 million lower than the current year’s budget due to enrollment decline and the loss of maintenance and operations override funding…