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The Ysleta ISD just approved a $391 million budget with a $12.2 million deficit, slashing reserves to just $4.5 million — a level auditors warn could cripple the district’s ability to pay bills. Despite the crisis, teachers’ leaders celebrate no layoffs or closures for now, and the superintendent vows to protect current employees’ jobs and contracts, even if cuts may come as early as March. He’s prioritizing keeping staff paid this year, delaying tough decisions to give families and staff more time. To stabilize finances, the district is eyeing retirement incentives, school consolidations, property sales, and possibly a tax hike — while also hoping for state aid. Two dissenting trustees criticized the lack of transparency in the budget process, saying the board rushed decisions without proper input or alternatives.

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