Palo Alto schools review budget, look to cut $33 million

Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) expects an outside review of the projections behind its proposed $33 million budget cut for the 2027-28 school year to be completed by the end of October. The cuts follow increases in staff salaries and voters’ rejection of a $14 million funding measure this summer, and results of the review will inform the district’s recommendations for where the PAUSD board should implement the cuts. “We can’t find $33 million worth of cuts without touching the classroom in some way,” board Vice President Rowena Chiu told The Daily. “It is our responsibility to do what we can to mitigate that.” In June, Palo Alto voters rejected Measure B, a parcel tax that would have raised roughly $14 million for the school district next year. The denial marked the first time in 22 years that voters had rejected a district parcel tax.

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