This budget summary is a guide to the 2011-12 General Fund Budget of Lake Washington School District, a continuing effort to provide meaningful financial and budgetary information.

This year’s budget reflected the elimination of I-728 Student Achievement Funds, K-4 Enhancement Funds and federal stimulus dollars. These funds have enabled the district to reduce class sizes in grade K-4. Since 2009, state cuts for K-4 class size reduction amount to $13.2 million. These cuts have been offset somewhat by increasing enrollment and an increase in local levy dollars. As a result, the district will increase class sizes in grade K-4 by about one student per class. Class sizes in other grades will remain unchanged. For more information on changes to the 2011-12 budget see the budget press release.

This budget was first reviewed at the June 20, 2011, meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board held a public hearing and approved the budget at its August 8, 2011 meeting.

The revenue estimates and spending plans summarized are shown in much greater detail in the formal budget, OSPI form F-195. Since this summary is intended as a citizen’s aid to a better understanding of how public schools are operated, this document presents simplified financial information. This budget summary also contains displays of enrollments, revenues and expenditures.

If you would like additional information, please call Lake Washington School District’s Public Information Office at (425) 936-1300. We welcome your comments and suggestions concerning this budget at: PublicComment@lwsd.org. 

View the Budget Summary for 2011-2012