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Superintendent: state will defer part of June apportionment; district says it can cover shortfall but warns others may struggle
Summary
The district reported a state-level delay in June apportionment payments (an "IOU") tied to budget timing; Peninsula officials said the district can make payroll but urged fiscal conservatism as many districts lack reserves to absorb the deferral.
Superintendent Barr and district financial staff told the board on June 3 that the Washington State apportionment for June would be partially deferred into the next biennium and that the state had notified districts it could not complete full payments on schedule.
Ashley Murphy explained the situation to the board: "They owe us our apportionment payment for June, but they're $80,000,000 short on making the payments…
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