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Two-thirds of Iowa school districts to trigger budget guarantee amid enrollment declines kcrg.com/2026/02/26/two…

Iowa House panel raises per-pupil school funding proposal to 2.25% iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/02/16/iow…

Thank you, ISFIS Subscribers who attended the 2026 ISFIS Budget Workshops. It was so great seeing everyone in person & collaborating as school leaders prepared their FY 2027 budgets. Thanks also to Iowa AEAs & the Piper Sandler team for their assistance and support!

Ken Sturgis of ISFIS shares budget info with Albia CSD. albianews.com/news/article_d…

Enrollment is declining in Iowa’s public schools. Here’s how district leaders are responding thegazette.com/k/enrollment-i…

Larry and Ken were diving deep into the ISFIS Comprehensive Financial Projection Model (CFPM) today. If you haven't yet met ISFIS's newest employee, you can learn more about Ken Sturgis at: iowaschoolfinance.com/sturgis

Thanks to Iowa's school leaders who joined us today at the first 2025 ISFIS Budget Workshop! We look forward to seeing many more of you at the remaining workshops around the state over the next few weeks. Also, thank you to our AEA partners & our friends at Piper Sander!

Iowa's K-12 student spending is up 4%, but still lags most of the nation axios.com/local/des-moin…

Margaret Buckton and others discuss pressures on Iowa's education system leading to a shortage of educators in Iowa during yesterday's Iowa Public Radio Talk of Iowa show. Listen here: iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-o…

Happy 15th Anniversary to ISFIS! Proudly serving Iowa schools since June 2009!

Education Avocate Advises the State Board of Education youtu.be/_f832H7_C8g via @YouTube

Iowa Dept. of Education to answer questions on a case-by-case basis for new school book removal requirements cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iow…

ISFIS Special Topic Webinar today at 2pm on Legislative Mandates, Requirements and Deadlines. Join us - iowaschoolfinance.com/webinars

ISFIS Special Topic Webinar today at 2pm: School Finance Basics (and refreshers). Join us: iowaschoolfinance.com/webinars

ISFIS Special Topic Webinar on Categorical Funding Flexibility is today at 2pm. Get signed up now at: iowaschoolfinance.com/webinars

Big thank you to Iowa's school leaders for your leadership & efforts on behalf of the students of Iowa during this school year. We look forward to working with you again during the new fiscal year. For those moving on to other adventures, thank you, and please keep up in touch!

Happy birthday to Larry Sigel! We hope you celebrate another trip around the sun this weekend out on the golf course!

School Leaders, join RSAI for the first two Regional Meetings this week! Tomorrow (Tuesday) the NE Region meets in Elkader, and Wednesday the SW Region meets in Red Oak. Get signed up today and review the legislative update videos in advance posted at: rsaia.org/region-meeting…

RSAI Regional Meetings begin soon. RSAI Members, register now at: rsaia.org/region-meeting…

Join Margaret & Larry this afternoon at 2pm for the next ISFIS Situation Report Webinar. Hear the latest from the Statehouse and topics about Iowa School Finance. Register now at: iowaschoolfinance.com/webinars