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Superintendent Beth outlines outcomes-driven budget, proposes reading specialist and reallocated staff
Summary
Superintendent Beth presented the district outcomes plan, described funding buckets (early literacy funds, Measure 98, Student Investment Account) and proposed shifting resources to hire a half-time ELD position and a reading specialist; she noted some funds are limited and administrative indirect is zero.
Superintendent Beth presented an overview of the district's outcomes plan and the proposed budget allocations intended to support those outcomes. Beth said most outcomes carry over from the previous two-year plan, with early literacy added to comply with state requirements. "We only get $1,570 every time," Beth said when describing a recurring allocation used for data and program support. She explained the district uses an Oregon data suite and Synergy for monitoring student groups and attendance.
Beth described staffing adjustments to meet those outcomes: shifting funds away from a standalone shop teacher to hire a half-time ELD (English-language development) position for secondary grades and a 0.5 multiple-subject position for sixth grade to ease the transition to middle school. Early literacy resources will partially fund the reading-specialist position, and the Student Investment Account and Measure 98 dollars are targeted to high-school success and career-technical education. Beth emphasized the district had condensed redundant strategies and that administrative indirect charges in the allocations are effectively zero.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the plan's details and implementation; Beth said staff will continue to refine priorities and budget placement as the board moves toward final decisions.
