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Oregon Department of Education builds fiscal-transparency unit to give clearer school-level financial data
Summary
ODE told the Education Subcommittee it is developing a fiscal-transparency unit that will produce cleaner district financial data, dashboards and advisory services to spot fiscal stress earlier and reduce reporting burden on districts.
Oregon Department of Education officials told the Legislature’s Education Subcommittee on March 24 that they have created a fiscal-transparency unit to improve the accuracy and usability of school district financial data.
The unit, led by Devin Castillo, director of fiscal transparency, is building data-quality controls, interactive dashboards and advisory services intended to shift conversations from compliance toward financial decisions tied to student outcomes.
The effort grew from a 2023 budget note and a 2024 report to the Joint Ways and Means Committee, Castillo said. The unit’s work is grouped into three areas: data quality and dashboard development, fiscal health and policy, and advisory services. Castillo said the unit has strengthened audit…
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