Estacada board meeting roundup: budgeting shift, SIA funds, reconfiguration and school updates

The Estacada School District board on Jan. 14 received multiple operational and program updates as it prepared for near‑term decisions on budgeting and facilities.

Finance brief and program‑based budgeting: District finance staff introduced a new enrollment report format and outlined a shift toward program‑based budgeting. The staff said property tax collections are up 2.9% year‑to‑date (below a typical 3%), the district’s audit is expected by Jan. 31, and that the Student Investment Account (SIA) agreement will provide approximately $3,900,000 over the two‑year biennium. Finance described the program‑based budgeting (PBB) work as an assessment already under way, aimed at moving reporting from a high‑level view toward a more program‑focused picture; the initial implementation will avoid “pencil‑level” detail and…