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Superintendent briefs board on special-education funding push and cap debate
Summary
Superintendent told the Willamina board about statewide advocacy for higher special-education funding and possible changes to the state's special-education cap (currently about 11%), advising board members how that could affect district budgeting.
Superintendent presented a one-page primer on proposed increases to state special-education funding and urged trustees to be familiar with the advocacy groups supporting the change. "The 700,000,000 is probably not a number we're gonna see," the Superintendent said, adding that the important detail is the coalition of organizations backing the movement.
Board members discussed the state cap on special-education reimbursement, currently around 11%, and policy proposals to raise that toward 15%. The Superintendent said raising the cap would increase state support for high-cost special-education placements, but cautioned that final legislative outcomes are uncertain and district budgeting should remain cautious during the upcoming budget cycle.
