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Budget committee approves Pleasant Hill SD 1’s $33.6 million spending plan and asks board to review an early-literacy position
Summary
The Pleasant Hill School District budget committee approved a $33,616,282 all-funds budget and a $22,750,293 general fund for 2025–26, set property-tax and debt-levy amounts, and passed a motion directing the board to review adding a temporary 1.0 FTE early-literacy teacher.
The Pleasant Hill School District budget committee approved the district’s 2025–26 proposed budget on a series of motions after a daylong review of revenues, staffing and capital plans.
Mike Elk, presenting the budget message, said the proposed plan emphasizes "literacy, instructional excellence, facility upgrades and student support," and listed totals included in the package: a $22,750,293 general fund and $33,616,282 for all funds. The committee discussed state revenue forecasts, a roughly 10% reduction in Title I funding tied to updated census eligibility, and several reimbursable capital projects that require upfront local spending.
Why it matters: committee members were weighing competing priorities — investments in…
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