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Committee hears conservative projections for high-cost disability reimbursement
Summary
Administrators said the district budgeted conservatively for the high-cost disability reimbursement, assuming a 60% return on the dollar rather than the 63''68% guidance from ODE, and flagged the risk of a potential payback.
Committee members pressed administration about high-cost disability (HCD) reimbursements and whether the budget assumes new state funding. Finance staff described recent guidance from the Oregon Department of Education that suggested districts could anticipate a 63''68% reimbursement on high-cost disability costs; the presenter said the district reduced that estimate to 60% for conservatism and budgeted revenue accordingly. "With ODE telling us to anticipate 63 to 68' return on the dollar, I took that and dropped it to 60. And I have budgeted revenue for next year of 60' on the dollar of our projected cost," the presenter said.
Administration said that, based on internal projections and a conservative approach, it budgeted roughly $710,000 in revenue tied to the HCD program (the presenter described a calculation path that led from a higher estimate to the conservative $710,000 figure after allowing for possible statewide paybacks). Committee members urged caution; administration confirmed it would monitor reconciliations closely and report back if state allocations or reconciliations change materially.
