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Board passes proposed FY2026–27 budget after committee recommendation
Summary
The Santiam Canyon School District 129J budget committee and board advanced and adopted the FY2026–27 budget. Staff said the proposed budget totals reflect heavy pass-through revenue tied to Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA) enrollment growth and recommended reserves for PERS risk.
The Santiam Canyon School District 129J board moved to adopt the proposed FY2026–27 budget after its budget committee recommended approval earlier in the evening. The budget documents read into the record set a total budget figure and broke out general, special revenue, debt service and capital funds; staff emphasized the district is maintaining reserve funds to manage PERS and other risks.
"When you do the budget you pretty much just roll everybody's salary forward, add that 3% increase, add their step," Nicole Cooper, the incoming business manager, said while describing personnel cost drivers. The presentation also laid out that most of the district's large dollar total is driven by state school fund passthrough tied to Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA) enrollment—and that the district is deliberately maintaining contingency and reserve accounts to guard against volatility in state funding and PERS liabilities.
Board members read the formal motion, which recited the packet totals, and the motion passed by voice vote. The motion text in the record named a total budget and a breakdown that included a general fund total and special revenue, debt service and capital figures; staff will publish the final, adopted budget and follow the standard supplemental-notice requirements if accounts need amendment later in the fiscal year.
