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District cautions that special-education share is rising while some federal and state grant lines remain uncertain
Summary
Silver Falls reported an increase in students with higher needs and warned that federal and state grant funding lines — including Title I, IDEA and Title III — are uncertain; high-cost disability reimbursement is budgeted conservatively amid reconciliation risks.
District leaders told the budget committee that the share of students requiring special-education or other intensive supports has risen, while the district cannot assume corresponding increases in categorical federal or state grants.
Administrators said roughly 15% of students in some districts qualify for special education, while Oregon’s current funding formula provides additional weighting for special-education students only up to an 11% cap. The district described legislative proposals to increase that cap to as high as 15% but said the committee should not assume any additional revenue in the…
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