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Rainier superintendent warns of deficit spending and payroll errors; district weighing in-house accounting hire
Summary
Superintendent Chad Holloway reported consecutive years of deficit spending, an enrollment decline that depresses state revenue, and recent payroll step errors affecting about 26 employees. The district is considering hiring an in-house business manager after finding interim ESD support insufficient.
Superintendent Chad Holloway told the Rainier School District board that persistent enrollment declines and recent payroll issues are creating immediate budget pressure and complicate long-range planning.
Holloway reviewed enrollment and finance metrics, saying the district has seen average daily membership (ADM) fall from about 920 in 2017-18 to roughly 800 currently, and that state funding in Oregon largely follows student counts. "In 17-18 we had 920 students; right now we have about 800 attending," Holloway said, explaining why…
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