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Forest Grove board debates state school funding, test scores and new mandates
Summary
Superintendent Suzanne West framed a statewide debate over increased school spending and stagnant test scores, warned of rising unfunded mandates, and outlined the district’s legislative priorities during the Feb. 11 board meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Suzanne West told the Forest Grove School District Board of Directors on Feb. 11 that recent state-level reports showing rising school spending alongside falling test scores require careful interpretation and local context.
West said the district’s legislative priorities include the state school fund, special-education funding caps, ECSC services and addressing unfunded mandates. She warned that changes passed at the state level can create significant implementation costs for districts. “Every time we are asked to do something new … we have to turn our attention from instruction to that new thing,” West said.
The superintendent walked the board through…
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