Board adopts 2025–26 integrated plan grant after wide budget briefing; staff warned of $2M PERS increase and 91‑student enrollment loss

The Silver Falls School District board received a detailed budget briefing and voted to adopt the district’s 2025–26 integrated plan grant from the Oregon Department of Education during the work session.

Superintendent Kim Kellison walked the board through budget pressures — enrollment declines, rising Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) costs and uncertainty in federal and state funding — and explained how the integrated plan (which combines several state and federal program requirements) underpins programs the district funds for the coming year.

Key budget points presented

- Enrollment and revenue: Kellison said the district has lost 91 students since June 2024; she described the loss as affecting state school fund allocations and multiple grants that are enrollment-driven. Staff noted several grant-funded staff (about 38 full‑time equivalent positions) are allocated through the integrated plan.

- PERS liability: Kellison said recent legislation produced some relief but the district still faces an increase of more than $2,000,000 in PERS costs for the coming year and…