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Forest Grove SD 15 projects multi‑million deficit, seeks public input on 2025‑26 budget
Summary
Forest Grove School District Superintendent Dr. Suzanne West said the district faces declining enrollment, rising costs and a multi‑million dollar deficit that could exhaust savings within two years; the district is seeking public feedback on the 2025‑26 budget.
Dr. Suzanne West, superintendent of Forest Grove School District, said the district is developing its 2025‑26 budget amid declining student enrollment, rising personnel and program costs and an ongoing pattern of using district savings to cover operating costs.
West told viewers the governor has proposed technical adjustments to Oregon’s State School Fund that would raise the fund to $11,360,000,000 for the 2025‑27 biennium but said those changes would largely cover rising employer costs such as PERS, Paid Leave Oregon and unemployment rather than restore instructional investments. “Even if the governor's…
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