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Newberg SD board weighs restructure models, proposes slower timeline and a $1.20 levy to protect teachers
Summary
District staff presented boundary-committee models showing potential savings of roughly $2.9M (24–25 FTE) from a restructure that would close Ewing Young and convert Edwards; the board heard a draft motion to receive recommendations and staff introduced a $1.20-per-$1,000 local option levy estimated to raise about $6.1M over five years to pay teachers and rebuild fund balance.
District leaders told the Newberg SD 29J board they favor slowing a proposed boundary-driven restructuring and are seeking a local levy to avoid emergency closures.
Dave (speaker 4), who led the boundary-committee briefing, said the district began 2024 with a $1.2 million deficit and had restored a $1.6 million surplus but now faces structural elementary class-size issues that cause sudden 'bubbles' of overcrowding. Spreadsheets shown to the board modeled the current staffing pattern and a restructuring alternative. To realize an estimated $2.9 million in savings the district would need to remove roughly 24–25 full-time equivalent positions.
Under the restructure model Dave outlined, Ewing Young…
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