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Superintendent outlines $2.1 million in reductions; district to host Village Daycare temporarily
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff presented a $2.1 million gap and proposed reductions, staffing absorptions and transfers; separately the board agreed to lease five classrooms to Village Daycare temporarily after the daycare’s eviction.
District leaders told the Coos Bay SD 9 board that declining enrollment and spent-down reserves have created a projected $2.1 million budget deficit for the coming year and laid out a package of reductions and absorptions aimed at stabilizing finances.
Superintendent Roberts and business officer Marina described the multi-step process staff used to identify savings: building and cabinet meetings, superintendent solution sessions, and conversations with union leaders. The package includes a mix of absorbed vacancies and transfers, partial FTE reductions (for example a 0.25 FTE reduction to a dean position at Marshfield High School), district-office furlough days, department spending reductions and a reallocation of certain transfers into reserves. Marina said district departments will reduce spending by about $280,000 at the district-office level and that certified and classified position actions would reduce costs overall while preserving as many jobs as possible.
Officials said they absorbed many positions through retirements, transfers and attrition. Of roughly 19 FTE listed for absorption, three specialized classified positions are expected not to return; most affected positions are being absorbed or converted to other funding sources where feasible. Superintendent Roberts framed the moves as "right-sizing" ahead of a possible less favorable state funding cycle.
In separate business reported under the superintendent’s section, the board agreed to a short-term community partnership: the district will lease five classrooms in the north wing to Village Daycare — which was facing eviction — for up to two years while the daycare seeks permanent space. The daycare will pay retrofit costs and carry its own insurance; the district said the arrangement is intended to be temporary and is priced to cover district costs, not to generate revenue.
Board members asked for more detail and emphasized the fiscal difficulty of promising positions in years of uncertainty. Trustees also discussed capital needs (roofs, track resurfacing and turf replacement) and the trade-offs between saving for planned capital projects and meeting immediate facility needs.
No formal single vote to adopt all cuts was taken at this meeting; trustees heard the reduction plan and staff said they would bring formal budget items and any necessary resolutions for action at upcoming meetings.
