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Woodburn SD 103 plans 11 FTE reductions via attrition and moves preschool into Success building to save lease costs
Summary
District leaders told the budget committee they plan to reduce 11 full‑time equivalent positions through attrition (no layoffs), estimate about $1.5 million in savings, and relocate preschool into the Success building to save more than $120,000 in annual lease costs and expand program access.
Superintendent Larios and Director Bishop told the Woodburn School District budget committee that the district will not lay off current employees but will stop refilling certain vacant positions, yielding an estimated 11 FTE reductions for the 2026–27 year. The presenters said the reduction package is built on a 3.75% baseline reduction and will be achieved through attrition and schedule consolidation to align staffing with approximately 500 fewer students the district has seen in recent years.
“Right now we're bringing forward the number uh of 11…FTE that are positions that we are reducing through attrition,” Superintendent Larios said, noting the positions are largely secondary (middle and high school) and include licensed and classified roles. Larios and staff emphasized that no one would lose their job as a result of this process because the positions are vacant or will be vacant at June 30.
Finance staff estimated the district’s illustrative per‑position savings at about $145,000–$150,000 per teacher, $50,000–$75,000 per classified position and about $200,000 for a director position, and projected the newly identified attrition would add roughly $1.5 million to the district’s projected unappropriated ending fund balance (from about $5 million nearer to $6.5 million). Staff described these figures as estimates to be refined as retirements and vacancies are finalized.
As part of cost‑saving measures, staff announced the district will relocate preschool programs into the Success/high‑school building to eliminate an external preschool lease and expand program access for both preschool and alternative‑pathway students. Presenters said the move will avoid more than $120,000 in lease expense; they also flagged limited one‑time retrofit costs (fencing, handwashing stations and minor work) that staff expect to complete with internal resources or grant funding when possible.
Committee members pressed staff on the impact to specific programs, out‑of‑district transfers, and whether key Career and Technical Education courses would be protected. Presenters said they aim to protect CTE and other student programs by using a gradual attrition approach and master schedule consolidation rather than abrupt program cuts.
Committee members thanked Larios and Bishop for pursuing a conservative, attrition‑based approach to balancing the budget and asked staff to provide follow‑up documentation on lease terms (including the soccer association agreement) and any required retrofit costs.
