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Camas board hears steady budget improvement but warns of ongoing shortfall; teacher tentative agreement heads to ratification
Summary
Superintendent reported modest month-to-month financial improvements but a projected $5.8 million operating deficit remains; enrollment is projected to decline and a tentative agreement with teachers is scheduled for ratification Aug. 11.
Superintendent John (surname not specified) told the Camas School District Board of Directors on July 28 that the district has seen “steady month by month improvements” in its finances but is still projecting a multi-million dollar operating shortfall for the year.
John said the district’s current projected ending general fund balance is about $5,600,000, or roughly 4.3% of the total budget, and that the district is forecasting a $5,800,000 deficit for the fiscal year — an improvement of about $1.4 million from an earlier projection of a $7.2 million shortfall. He said the district received a $350,000 one-time allocation from the state and delayed a planned $650,000 transfer to the capital fund as part of cost-containment measures.
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