March 31, 2026
Seaton Community,
In February, DCPS shared initial budget allocations for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) with principals. These funds will support our school during the 2026–2027 school year. All schools’ initial allocations, including Seaton’s, can be viewed at www.dcpsbudget.com.
Our school budget allocation for SY 2026–2027, based on a projected enrollment of 398 students, is $9.4 million. Additionally, we received extra funding to support the transition to the K.C. Lewis swing site.
The enrollment projection for SY 2026–2027 is 398 students. Seaton currently enrolls 380 students and did not meet this year’s projection of 415 students. We were also under-enrolled in Multilingual Learner (ML) students compared to projections. However, Seaton received Sustainability Funds, which allow us to maintain the same number of general education classrooms as in SY 2025–2026.
The Seaton LSAT team played a key role in developing a comprehensive school budget for SY 2026–2027. As part of this process, we reviewed academic data and gathered stakeholder feedback, including insights from listening sessions and the school priorities survey. Below are the schoolwide highlights and changes for the upcoming school year.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Maintaining the same number of general education teachers for SY 2026–2027
- Maintaining three sections in PK3 through Grade 3
- Maintaining two sections in grades 4 and 5
- Maintaining the role of Interventionist to support students furthest from grade-level performance
- Adding one Special Education teacher to maintain the same number of special education teachers as SY 2025–2026
- Adding one additional after-school teacher and one after-school educational aide to increase after school seats from 140 to 160 for grades K–5
- Adding a new Bus Aide role to support student transportation to the K.C. Lewis swing site
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CHANGES
- Decrease in Multilingual Learner teacher allocation due to lower ML enrollment
- Family communication application will be funded by the school budget
- Online learning applications will be funded by the school budget
- Student tutoring will be funded by the school budget
- Instructional and intervention materials will be funded by the school budget
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Overall, we have prioritized using our budget to support students by maintaining smaller class sizes and strong academic supports. Seaton has also kept administrative expenses low to meet the growing needs of our school community. We hope this provides transparency regarding our budget process and decisions.
I appreciate your partnership and support as we transition into the next school year, and I look forward to welcoming all Seaton Stinger families back for School Year 2026–2027.
Sincerely,
Veronica Torres
Principal
