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School board adopts supplemental budget adjustment amid lower state school‑fund allocation
Summary
Bend‑LaPine Schools approved Resolution 2001, a supplemental budget that reduces general fund revenue to match lower state allocations and includes staffing and program adjustments.
The Bend‑LaPine School District 1 Board of Directors adopted Resolution 2001 on Oct. 14 to recognize supplemental budget adjustments after the finalized state budget reduced the district’s State School Fund (SSF) allocation from the amount used in the district’s adopted budget.
District Chief Financial Officer Dan Emerson told the board the final SSF allocation was approximately $3.0 million lower than the district had anticipated when it adopted the budget in June. To align spending with available revenue, the district presented a supplemental budget that adjusts revenues, beginning balances and appropriations across funds.
Emerson said the package includes a downward adjustment to general fund revenue to match final SSF allocations and a series of program and personnel adjustments. Staff described $2.2 million in reductions in instruction, increases in support services tied to late contract adoptions and the absorption of staffing previously paid from grant funds into the general fund. Special revenue fund appropriations were adjusted to reflect final student investment account and high‑school success grant awards.
Board action Director Jeremy Tatum moved to approve Resolution 2001 recognizing appropriation reductions in the general fund and the special revenue fund as presented; Director Shirley Olsen seconded. After brief discussion the board voted in favor; the chair announced, “Ayes have it.”
What the change means Emerson said the district increased its beginning fund balance in the revised figures to reflect available carryover but still expects to use reserves during the fiscal year to balance operations. The district’s long‑range finance materials presented to the board earlier show a multi‑year pressure on reserves if revenue and expense trends continue; the supplemental budget is a step intended to align this fiscal year’s appropriations with final revenue figures.
Ending The supplemental budget resolution passed Oct. 14. Emerson said staff would provide additional details about personnel changes and the revised long‑term forecast as the district prepares future quarterly financial reports.
