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Battle Ground district says levy outreach complete as budget schedule is accelerated by software migration
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Board members were briefed on levy outreach, ballot mailing and an accelerated budget timeline driven by a planned finance system migration; trustees and staff discussed transparency questions about reserves and potential cuts if revenues fall short.
The Battle Ground School District board of directors heard updates Monday on levy outreach and a compressed budget timeline tied to a planned migration to a new financial software system.
Superintendent Chris Waters and Chief Financial Officer Michelle Scott told the board that levy ballots were mailed last week and that district-run levy forums drew about 175 attendees across 10 events. Scott said the district is working with volunteers from Battleground Citizens for Better Schools on voter outreach and that turnout was higher than recent capital-levy efforts.
The update keylined an operational change: the district will migrate its…
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