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Wealthy Texas schools didn’t receive much federal pandemic aid. But costs are mounting, causing tight budgets. State leaders want to ensure all districts have help paying for COVID-19 expenses, officials say. A small number of schools in Texas don t qualify for federal education pandemic aid, including Highland Park ISD.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) 6:31 AM on May 17, 2021 CDT As a “perfect storm” put the squeeze on Lovejoy ISD’s upcoming budget, administrators kept telling the school board and the community not to have too much hope that federal COVID-19 relief funds would resolve the district’s financial woes. Because of slowing enrollment, an unfavorable change in state funding formulas and pandemic-related expenses, Lovejoy faced multimillion-dollar shortfalls for the current school year and in its 2021-22 budget. ....
Lovejoy to vote on closing an elementary campus, as challenges brought on by enrollment, COVID-19 mount The decision to close Lovejoy Elementary is part of a raft of recommendations made by the district’s administration to cover a $3.1 million shortfall this year and a projected $6 million shortfall for 2021-22. Community members attend a Lovejoy ISD public meeting at Lovejoy Elementary in Allen, TX, on Apr. 19, 2021. (Jason Janik/Special Contributor)(Jason Janik / Special Contributor) Anticipating a multimillion dollar shortfall, Lovejoy ISD trustees will vote Sunday evening on whether to close the district’s flagship elementary campus. The decision part of a raft of recommendations made by the district’s administration to cover a $3.1 million shortfall this year and a projected $6 million shortfall for 2021-22 was delayed for almost a week as trustees asked for more time to contemplate the closure of Lovejoy Elementary. ....