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District outlines ERP and near‑term operational savings while cutting curriculum and maintenance lines

Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 Budget Committee · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Administrators described a $1.1M first‑year ERP implementation to integrate HR and finance, near‑term costs of moving operations out of leased Realms space, and $1.8M in materials and services reductions including tightened digital curriculum licensing and textbook re‑buys.

The district’s budget presentation included several operational initiatives and one‑time costs that factor into the 2026–27 proposal.

CFO Dan Emerson and budget director Nick Shane told the committee the district plans an enterprise resource planning (ERP) investment to integrate human resources and finance functions; administrators cited an initial one‑year implementation cost of about $1.1 million and said the district currently operates many payroll and onboarding processes manually. Shane said the district is working with consultants and…

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