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Budget committee elects new leadership and hears proposed 2026–27 budget with $5.3M in cuts
Summary
The Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 Budget Committee on March 17 elected Apollo Agiri as chair and Natasha McFarland as vice chair, then reviewed a proposed 2026–27 budget that administrators say requires $5.3 million in reductions and leaves an estimated $19.8 million ending fund balance.
The Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 Budget Committee convened March 17, elected Apollo Agiri as the 2026–27 budget committee chair and Natasha McFarland as vice chair, and received a full briefing on the district’s proposed budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year.
Administrators told the committee the district faces a tighter fiscal environment driven by slower state revenue growth, rising fixed costs and mandates, and flat or declining federal grant dollars. Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook framed the work as requiring “discipline, transparency, and strategic” allocation of resources to protect instructional priorities and student supports.
Chief Financial Officer Dan Emerson…
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