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Board hears stable enrollment but cautioned on state budget reductions and federal reimbursement changes
Summary
The superintendent reported district enrollment near 1,424 students (including Cannon Beach charter pupils) and briefed the board on potential statewide budget reduction planning and early effects of the federal shutdown on reimbursements for nutrition funding.
Superintendent Susan updated the board on October 1 official enrollment counts and state budget planning. She described a seven‑year trend showing current district enrollment below the 2019 peak and noted Cannon Beach charter students are included in the district count.
She warned that the Legislative Fiscal Office has requested statewide reduction plans with final options due Nov. 3 and that the legislature may consider rebalancing in February 2026; she advised the board the district is one of 4 in the state not in the state school fund and therefore would be affected differently. Susan also noted the federal shutdown has resulted in many U.S. Department of Education staff being furloughed and that federal nutrition reimbursements have shifted from quarterly to one‑month reimbursements, prompting closer cash‑flow monitoring.
Board members asked for more granular year‑end projections and burn‑rate reporting to know when variances become significant; staff agreed to provide clearer monthly revenue/expenditure milestones and to bring a more detailed projection to a future meeting.
