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Philomath board warns midyear loss of state levy equalization grant could force steep cuts
Summary
Board members said a planned or sudden loss of the state's local-option levy equalization matching grant could remove roughly $600,000 from Philomath SD 17J this year, forcing midyear reductions and prompting a joint letter to legislators urging them not to cut the funding now.
Philomath School District trustees were told a potential midyear removal of the state's local-option levy equalization grant would sharply reduce district revenue and could force painful cuts before the school year ends.
"That would mean cutting $600,000 out of this year's budget," the superintendent, Susan, told the board, noting the reduction would occur across the final few months of the fiscal year when many staffing and program commitments already are in place.…
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