FREMONT, Calif. — The Fremont Unified School District finds itself on a precarious financial footing, caught between the demands placed upon it by the federal and state governments and a lack of resources to meet those mandates. C.J. Cammack, superintendent of Fremont Unified School District, says that without additional financial support from the state or federal government, the district must turn to the community for assistance.
Last week, Superintendent Cammack, alongside Associate Superintendent Daniel Hillman, presented an overview of the district’s financial situation at Washington High School. Hillman explained that the district’s general fund expenditures, about $502 million, exceed its revenues, about $482 million, and the district can’t engage in deficit spending much longer.
“We’ve got enough money set aside that we can do exactly what we’re doing right now for a couple more years,” Hillman said. “And we’re going to have to have some conversations and decide what will happen when that time comes.”
