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Albany district warns of state revenue shortfall after enrollment drop; officials say plans in place to cushion 2025-26
Summary
Superintendent Gardner and district finance staff told the school board that a roughly $370 million statewide revenue shortfall and a 361-student enrollment decline have cut district funding by about $1.07 million; leaders say they have absorbed the loss with reserves but are planning for potential additional cuts next year.
Superintendent Gardner told the Greater Albany Public School District board on Oct. 14 that Oregon’s projected revenue shortfall is prompting districtwide budget planning and possible spending reductions.
The superintendent said Governor Tina Kotek has asked state agencies to “reduce costs while protecting core services by sharpening our pencil, slowing spending, rethinking operations, delaying non‑critical investments, [and] suspend all non‑essential out‑of‑state travel.” The administration is preparing reduction scenarios so the district can respond if state funding is cut.
The district’s business manager, Jane Workman, presented the board with the district’s most immediate fiscal impacts. She said student counts on Oct. 10 fell from 8,756 in 2024–25 to 8,395 for 2025–26, a decline of 361 students. Because Oregon distributes some K‑12 funding by average daily membership, an out‑of‑cycle rebalancing by the Oregon…
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