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Superintendent frames 2026-27 budget around declining enrollment, SB 141 goals
Summary
The superintendent told the Coquille School District budget committee the 2026-27 budget focuses on strategic spending and staff realignment to match falling enrollment, and emphasized six SB 141 accountability measures guiding district priorities.
The superintendent presented the Coquille School Districts proposed 2026-27 budget as a plan for "strategic spending and staff realignment to meet current enrollment." He told the budget committee the district recently adopted strategic goals tied to statewide accountability measures under Senate Bill 141, including improved 3rd-grade ELA and 8th-grade math, 9th-grade on-track rates, and 4- and 5-year graduation/completer metrics.
He described specific staffing adjustments districtwide: Lincoln is scheduled to offer one preschool classroom, one pre-K classroom, three kindergarten and three first-grade classrooms while losing about 2.0 teacher FTE and 1.5 social-emotional counselor FTE; CVE (Coquille Valley Elementary) will drop about 1.0 teacher FTE and 1.0 counselor FTE; Winter Lakes Elementary and High School will each reduce teacher FTEs (1.6 and 1.0 respectively) and other counselor fractions. The superintendent said the district is projecting fall enrollment at about 1,130 students, down from a 2021 high of 1,388.
He warned that state-level funding growth has been inconsistent and that ongoing increases in costs (insurance, utilities, wages) make long-term funding uncertain, but said local reductions over two years make the district presently stable. "The Coquille School District is in a strong financial position," he said, while also urging prudent planning for maintenance and staffing to match enrollment.
The presentation set the 2026-27 budget direction for the committees upcoming review and provided context for subsequent staff budget details and capital discussions.
