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Parkrose SD 3 cites steep transportation and special-education costs as budget pressure
Summary
District staff told the budget committee that outsourced special-education transportation and outplacement costs are among the largest budget pressures: staff cited a recurring invoice figure (~$1.5M) and special-education placements that can cost six figures per student, prompting program changes to reduce outplacement.
District budget staff told the Parkrose School District Budget Committee that transportation and intensive special-education costs are major drivers of the districtbudget gap.
Speaker 4 (budget officer) described contract and vendor problems that forced the district to rely on private vendors for routes; he cited recent invoicing "about $1,517,000" as an example of the scale of contracted transportation costs. The district reported roughly $1.2 million across two contract lines for non-special-education and special-education transportation, with total special-education transport obligations estimated at $2.0to2.5 million. Staff…
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