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Bend‑LaPine board hears extensive student‑services presentation and warns of special‑education funding shortfalls
Summary
Board members spent most of the Nov. 18 meeting on student services and special education, with staff outlining needs for more staffing and directors noting funding gaps—district leaders urged close attention to a state revenue forecast expected Nov. 19.
The Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 board devoted the bulk of its Nov. 18 meeting to a presentation by the student services and special programs team that highlighted staffing needs and funding shortfalls for high‑need students.
Superintendent Steve Cook opened the recap and urged the community to watch the upcoming state economic and revenue forecast, saying the report is “the single biggest indicator of the status of the financial state for the tax revenues that we expect to get from the state of Oregon.” He warned that recent tax‑law changes shifted the state's near‑term outlook from roughly $300 million "in the black" to about $350 million…
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