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Milton-Freewater superintendent says no layoffs planned amid enrollment decline
Summary
Superintendent Aaron Duff told the budget committee April 28 that the district has "no plans to let any staff go" despite falling enrollment, including the senior class dropping below 100 students; leaders said they will pursue grants as ESSER funds end.
Superintendent Aaron Duff told the Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7 budget committee on April 28 that the district does not intend to reduce staff, despite dropping student enrollment. "The district had no plans to let any staff go," Duff said, and he noted that "this was the first year he had ever seen the senior class below 100 students."
Duff framed the staffing stance as contingent on pursuing outside funding: the district will try to "utilize grants to help fund staffing," he said, since federal ESSER pandemic-era funds are ending. The committee heard that grant programs beyond ESSER remain available and are being considered to stabilize staffing levels. The presentation underscored district leaders' priority to avoid layoffs while they review revenue projections and grant opportunities ahead of the June 30 budget adoption deadline.
