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Gresham-Barlow board authorizes staff to begin reduction-in-force procedures as district projects $10.2 million gap
Summary
Facing a projected $10.2 million general-fund shortfall for 2026–27, the Gresham-Barlow School District board authorized district staff to begin reduction-in-force processes effective June 30, 2026. Board members and teacher representatives urged caution and asked staff to pursue all alternatives.
The Gresham-Barlow School District Board of Directors on April 2 authorized district staff to begin reduction-in-force procedures, after Superintendent Dr. Klinger told the board the district projects an “approximate $10,200,000 general fund expense revenue gap for the 2026–27 school year.”
Why it matters: The authorization allows administrators to carry out layoff processes required by state law and collective bargaining agreements; it does not itself set a specific number of positions to be cut. District officials said the action is a fiscal compliance step to prepare for a budget that, absent new revenue or further savings, would otherwise exceed available funds.
Dr. Klinger framed…
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