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Superintendent: federal shutdown not yet disrupting K–12 funding; state asked agencies for spending-slowdown plans
Summary
Superintendent Jennifer Kubica told the board the Oregon Department of Education does not currently anticipate immediate disruptions to Title I, II, IV or IDEA funding because of a federal shutdown, but state officials have requested spending-slowdown plans and asked agencies to identify potential cuts by Nov. 3 as the state addresses a $327 000,
Superintendent Jennifer Kubica updated the board Wednesday on possible federal and state funding risks and the district’s preparations.
Kubica said ODE told districts it does not currently anticipate immediate disruption to federally supported K–12 programs in Oregon, including Title I, Title II, Title IV and IDEA, and that ODE is monitoring the situation. "At this moment, they do not anticipate any immediate disruption to federally supported K–12 education programs in Oregon," Kubica said.
At the state level, Kubica said the governor requested a spending slowdown on Sept. 15 and that the legislative fiscal office asked state agencies on Oct. 1 to identify potential reduction options. She said the fiscal office has requested planned reduction options be submitted by Nov. 3 and that state agencies will present to legislative committees during legislative days Nov. 17–19.
Asked what is driving the exercise, Kubica said the state is facing a budget shortfall and said, "The governor came out. There's a $327,000,000 budget deficit right now." She said no reductions had been decided and that districts are completing stress tests and planned reduction scenarios for internal planning.
Kubica outlined three broad state funding “pots” under review for potential reductions: the overall state general fund, the corporate activity tax, and the state school fund. She said district leaders had already run stress tests and planned to review budgets with principals, department heads and union leadership in November and December.
The superintendent said she will continue to update the board through weekly superintendent reports and at board meetings if guidance or funding decisions change.
