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Hillsboro SD budget outlook: enrollment decline forecast, special‑education costs strain general fund
Summary
District staff told the board enrollment is trending downward and federal grant uncertainty and capped special‑education reimbursement are key budget risks; the district will present a draft investment plan in a month.
District financial staff told the Hillsboro School District board the district faces a modest enrollment decline, uncertainty in federal grant funding and continuing pressure from special‑education costs that are not fully reimbursed by state and federal sources.
Scott, the district financial officer, and Jeff Jones, Business Services Manager, presented the current budget outlook and enrollment projections during a work session. Scott said the district is assuming the governor’s recommended budget in its forecasting: “We are assuming the governor's recommended budget level, which is $11,360,000,000,” and acknowledged that final legislative action could change that assumption.
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