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District finances: November report shows general fund in the black; staffing and MSOC spending down
Summary
The district presented its November financial report showing the general fund in the black, lower salary/benefit expenditures year-to-date compared with last year, and a drop in materials/operating (MSOC) spending; staff cautioned sustained fiscal vigilance for 2025.
Port Angeles School District business staff presented the November financial report and told the school board the district is in the black for that month but cautioned that ongoing fiscal pressures remain.
The presenter said salary and benefit expenditures are below last year’s pace and singled out a reduction in MSOC (materials, supplies and operating costs) compared with the previous year. "Last year, we had over $700,000 of MSOC expense, and this year, it's 258,000," the presenter said, attributing the decline to districtwide spending reductions and tighter controls.
Administrators said a de facto hiring freeze for nonessential positions, along with limited purchases, has helped the district remain solvent but warned the board that the district is not "out of the woods" for 2025; speakers said month-to-month cash flow will remain a focus and that the district may dip into the red at points later in the fiscal year without continued restraint.
Board members and staff discussed recently approved local levy increases (EP & O) that district leaders expect will add about $3 million annually once collected; staff described that outcome as helpful but said it does not substitute for fuller state funding of special education and urged board and community advocacy to press legislators to fully fund special education.
No board action was taken on the report; staff asked the board and community to continue contacting state legislators on the district’s funding priorities.
