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Pleasant Hill SD 1 outlines budget timeline, enrollment and revenue estimates
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Pleasant Hill SD 1 board received a budget orientation laying out a May 19 budget committee meeting, a June 16 public hearing and a June 30 adoption deadline; staff reported enrollment and state revenue estimates and explained special funds and transportation reimbursement assumptions.
The Pleasant Hill SD 1 Board of Directors received a detailed budget orientation at its May 5 meeting, with staff outlining a schedule for committee review, public hearings and final adoption and walking trustees through revenue and enrollment estimates.
The superintendent’s budget presenter said the budget process begins with the budget committee meeting on May 19, will include a public hearing on June 16 and aims for board adoption by June 30. The presenter said the committee may call an additional meeting on June 9 if more time is needed.
Why it matters: the timeline fixes the route by which the district turns staffing and program choices into a legally adoptable spending plan and sets deadlines for public input.
Staff reviewed revenue sources and enrollment assumptions. The presenter said the district’s estimated average daily membership (ADM) for 2025–26 is 1,127 compared with 1,102 for 2024–25, and described the state funding formula and an “experience adjustment” tied to teacher experience. The presenter said transportation reimbursement is expected at about 70 percent (an example given: spend $630 to receive $441 back). The presenter also cited a small high-school grant estimated at about $56,000 for 2025–26.
The presenter outlined fund types — general fund for daily operations, special revenue funds for grant-dedicated purposes, student body funds, nutrition services and a debt-service fund paid by property taxes — and urged transparency and compliance with public-meeting laws during committee deliberations.
Board members and the presenter noted the district will publish a proposed budget to the budget committee in advance. The presenter described adjustments the state makes for prior-year over- or under-payments and said the district expects an additional payment adjustment for 2023–24 that could increase receipts by about $100,000 above earlier expectations.
What’s next: the budget committee will meet May 19 at 7 p.m. at the community center to receive the superintendent’s budget message and the proposed 2025–26 budget; if the committee approves, the district will publish notice of a June 16 public hearing and bring the budget to the board for adoption by June 30.
(At the meeting, the board chair and staff emphasized that all budget committee deliberations must comply with public-meeting requirements.)
