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District presents integrated-plan update and flags budget pressure from state and pension changes
Summary
Superintendent presented the integrated plan progress and attendance work; finance director reported modest enrollment gains but warned of potential PERS and state funding pressures that could reduce district revenues if statewide cuts occur.
District staff presented the annual integrated-plan report and an enrollment and finance update that together sketched priorities and risks for the coming budget cycle.
Superintendent Kim summarized the integrated plan, which combines multiple state and federal grants (including the Student Investment Account, High School Success account and Early Literacy funds). Kim said the district uses longitudinal metrics such as third-grade reading, eighth-grade math and four-year cohort graduation rates to track progress; the district reported its ninth-grade-on-track rate is about 94% and that some progress markers remain at a medium level.
Finance director Tom reported a modest enrollment increase of 12 students since September (bringing the district to about 3,640 students), first-quarter revenues roughly in line with last year and no immediate fires in the budget. Tom warned, however, that several external factors could tighten district finances over the next two biennia: expiration of a rate-bridging provision, pension (PERS) rate movement expected to affect rates beginning July 1, 2027, and potential reductions in state funding tied to federal policy changes. He cited an example scenario in which a 5% reduction in Oregon Department of Education support could hit the district by roughly $2 million.
Board members asked for longitudinal ODE data and more detail on attrition points; the superintendent agreed to compile a data packet for the board. Members also discussed contingency tools (pension-bond strategies and review of multi-year models) and asked staff to continue monitoring state-level developments.
Next steps: superintendent will provide a data packet on longitudinal outcomes and the finance director will continue modeling multi-year scenarios for board review.
