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At the elementary level, Holly said most teachers will ask families to submit opt-out forms when lessons are scheduled; she reported seeing one family opt out so far. At the secondary level, Holly said teachers have received training from one publisher and are awaiting a second publisher’s training; some families have asked for alternative lessons and “only a couple of families have asked for an alternative lesson,” she said.

Holly said printed and electronic materials are available on the district website and that full curriculum sets can be reviewed in person at the district office by appointment. She estimated that teachers would complete pilot instruction during the final trimester and that the district expects to present an adoption recommendation “by May to present to you guys in early June.”

Board members praised teacher communication and parent engagement. One board member said middle-school students have reported positive experiences with current health offerings. Holly and board members reiterated that teachers and staff will continue to communicate with families and offer preview appointments and opt-out options.

The district will track opt-out counts and bring a final recommendation to the board after pilots conclude and teachers report back in May; the committee asked staff to include opt-out totals and any requested alternative-instruction summaries in the adoption packet for the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Work Session w/Budget Committee Training Session 03.18.25","oneSentenceSummary","District staff reported progress on k–12 health curriculum adoption: elementary teachers have pilot materials in classrooms, parents can preview materials at the district office, and a final adoption decision is expected in May with board presentation in June.","taxTitle","Newberg SD 29J, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",60578,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6124805,"Board approves consent agenda; finance staff report modest improvement in fund balance",86,4447000,4533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2679428-5f43a1f8b2df6014091476477fae6bab&start=4447&end=4533","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2679428-5f43a1f8b2df6014091476477fae6bab/thumbnail_4447000.jpg","/articles/6124805/Oregon/Board-approves-consent-agenda-finance-staff-report-modest-improvement-in-fund-balance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124805-be7011520b702863eda66bf67eab7833/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190497&Signature=AV14pMj25mes2Lz7sjkyuhHtXvOzPrOlGq572nMCF16EQpDlQ4CGbJuCBmUkJ7HhfB7PFnGEVwQqo8QiBmMqgHbQYJ6T8rMw9QGv2c0EaqGDsyQ4gG7n67PS5X2XAoMpiAhsvEJz~xhhA0JzWmCMGq4Rq3JGBYkSKTxuGDG7W71RmaYxhWjswFVj6j-iK5SHJwWmNGzcMH-tV3XzyKyELAhValQBA0Jv9fddpaVhuHBqmKlYEhCIFq4-y3FjJneAvdCrnM8qNn5LeOIBuCfY5kVVDz6h~ReGohKGXjlkSU~kVrHGpBTy1LDcTMcCeXLZY4lfxBAT9kOGNPKjPCuTKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Aubrey Nichols, board director for Zone 5, moved that the Yamhill County School District 29J Board of Directors approve the consent agenda; Jeremy Hayden, board director for Zone 3, seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda, with Deb Bridges voting by raised hand via Zoom; James Wolfer (vice chair) was absent. The consent agenda included approval of minutes and a $1,500 donation from the Portland Trail Blazers Foundation to Edwards Elementary for physical education equipment and recess supplies.

The district’s monthly financial report, presented by Nate Bridal, director of finance, covered transactions through Feb. 28 and showed a modest improvement in the district’s ending fund balance. Bridal said the district was “up almost a hundred thousand over the last” reporting period and noted that staff work to identify offsets, recode certain expenses and reduce projected overages had lowered a previous over-budget projection from about $300,000 to roughly $104,000.

Bridal and Interim Superintendent Dave Parker described several items the committee should watch. Bridal said the district is carrying an $800,000 claim submitted for high-cost disability reimbursement from the state; that amount is part of a fixed state pot and the district will receive a share based on statewide submissions. Parker noted the district began the year with a roughly $1.2 million general-fund deficit, and he credited staff and principals with identifying reductions and unspent amounts to help close the gap.

Bridal said some month-to-month expense changes reflected recoding and the clearing of encumbrances rather than new spending; capital-project encumbrances will be reviewed line by line with the district’s owner’s representative. He told the board staff plan to present an appropriation update in April and that the district expects to bring a recommended appropriation adjustment for board action after that review.

Board members pressed for detail about the administrative steps taken at school sites. Bridal said principals were asked to identify 10–15 percent of discretionary site-level budgets (supplies, travel and similar non-salary items) they could hold back; he said most of the savings came from supplies, travel and other non-salary lines rather than classroom materials or core instructional activities. Several board members asked staff to summarize the principal-level actions at the next budget meeting so the committee can evaluate student impact and parent-group contributions that filled some gaps.

The board will consider appropriation adjustments in April; staff will return with recomputed encumbrances, principal savings summaries and any updates to state revenue estimates.","The Newberg SD 29J board approved the consent agenda unanimously. Finance staff reported a month-to-month increase in ending fund balance, ongoing expense recoding, a pending high-cost disability reimbursement and a planned appropriation update in April.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6124810,"Newberg SD 29J holds budget committee orientation, outlines process and timeline",1368,225000,1593000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2679428-5f43a1f8b2df6014091476477fae6bab&start=225&end=1593","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2679428-5f43a1f8b2df6014091476477fae6bab/thumbnail_225000.jpg","/articles/6124810/Oregon/Newberg-SD-29J-holds-budget-committee-orientation-outlines-process-and-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6124810-1aca649e9ae0e9fcb8657ee84288bee7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771190497&Signature=jk-zeOYslC6QH8US2CLB6HRzE5zzYe5KatEFRBQlAmG1f-wU0avLC3IgpTyvLm1LUqS5ax6htbatP7kzeBDiQEekar1S2a4mJruaOodx49kGxLHwsfDSfC9V9ImJmkfYRVDVoypGoKuKJN3jzXCqhbbY5uRvYpWgGS3Y8RQcgwpfgNCsjc8hNIp7Gs4bIK9Q0lD0HZCIANrrp66J7~QBe2JJdnO~jshCkPgaNB7XlY7QVGSXmjhcc4isYwBRzdtvR9mV3k7TGSiaAuelX1viEg32fNSIvPQLEuJkMpVhwoiUVdpJlfyoiAFxOcdwznsOql2FsSiwxmsGDeGM6Pgp8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nate Bridal, director of finance for Yamhill County School District 29J (Newberg SD 29J), led a budget committee orientation and training for board and budget committee members, explaining the statutory process and the district’s timeline for the coming months. Bridal said the session was “the budget committee orientation or training” and told members the meeting was intended to explain “what it is we're gonna do, what we have to do, what we should do, and what we can do.”

The training framed the work of the committee as a public, statutory process overseen by the Oregon Department of Revenue and governed by Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS). Bridal walked members through what he described as a nine-step process that begins with appointing a budget officer (the district’s finance director), preparing a proposed budget and publishing notice, then conducting public budget committee meetings, and finally approving a proposed budget and a permanent tax levy to send to the board. Bridal emphasized the committee’s role in asking questions about assumptions and revenue and in recommending appropriation levels.

Bridal reviewed the accounting structure committee members will see in budget documents: fund, function, object, cost center, area and subarea. He explained common fund codes such as 100 (general fund), 200 (special revenue/grants), 300 (debt service), 400 (capital outlay) and 600 (internal service), and object codes (100 = salaries, 200 = benefits, etc.). He also described “budget strings” that tie every expense to an account code for tracking.

On supplemental budgets, Bridal said the district can make changes via board resolution if the change is within 10 percent at the appropriation level; larger changes require public notice and another hearing. He also described the difference between “unappropriated” amounts and an ending fund balance, noting that unappropriated funds are not available for expenditure without a formal budget change.

Interim Superintendent Dave Parker told the committee the district is working to return to a sustainable financial footing after a difficult fiscal period. “We started the year with a $1,200,000 deficit in the general fund,” Parker said, and he said decisions made during the summer have put the district “on a new pathway.” Parker highlighted revenue and expense drivers the committee should watch: a governor’s budget proposal that included roughly an 11.3 percentage-point increase to current service level estimates, rising PERS costs (Bridal noted PERS costs are rising about 8 percent), higher transportation and utility costs, and roll-ins of staff previously funded by bond proceeds.

Bridal explained how the state’s Program Budgeting and Accounting Manual (PBAM) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) reporting affect budget presentation and state funding calculations. He reviewed State School Fund (SSF) mechanics including weighted average daily membership (ADMW) calculations, the state transportation grant (the state reimburses 70 percent of eligible transportation costs), and the periodic reconciliation process that can adjust district revenues based on prior-year actuals.

Bridal told the committee the district will present the proposed budget and budget message at the first official budget committee meeting on April 15, with a potential second meeting on May 6 if needed and a public hearing with the board on June 10. He encouraged members to submit questions by email or request one-on-one time with staff to review budget details.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about appropriation triggers, the 10 percent supplemental threshold, and the mechanics of ADMW and experience adjustments in the state school fund formula. Bridal said ODE offers windows for updating estimates — typically in December and in the spring — and that the district monitors local revenue assumptions and state estimates closely because equalization and statewide adjustments can change funding.

Next steps: the budget committee will receive the proposed budget and budget message on April 15; staff will provide follow-up materials, including cost-center detail and cohort/enrollment projections, at that meeting.","District finance staff led a budget committee training covering the nine-step budget process, appropriation levels, revenue drivers including the State School Fund, and meeting dates for proposed budget review and hearings.","actionData","errors"]

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