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Board urged to back OSBA funding priorities as lawmakers weigh PERS and special‑education caps
Summary
District and regional leaders asked the board to join statewide advocacy on education funding, special‑education caps and accountability; speakers outlined $515M current‑service shortfall and a $600M PERS adjustment cited by OSBA/COSA.
Sammy, the district board member who recently concluded service as president of the Oregon School Boards Association, updated the Corvallis School Board on Jan. 9 about OSBA’s legislative priorities and urged local advocacy ahead of the 2025 long session.
Sammy (board member and immediate past OSBA president) said OSBA is asking school boards and community members to tell local stories in Salem to support funding and policy priorities. “If you have not filled the member advocacy survey … please share which priorities you care about,” Sammy told trustees, describing outreach that OSBA will use to mobilize testimony to legislators.
Why it matters: board members were asked to help amplify district stories for funding requests that OSBA and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) say are needed to prevent cuts as the state rolls forward its biennial budget.
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