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District projects $38M shortfall after EP&O levy lapse; board places Proposition 11 on Nov. 26 ballot
Summary
CFO Michelle Scott told the Battle Ground School Board the nonrenewal of the EP&O levy left a projected $38 million hole in the 2026–27 budget; the board approved placing Proposition 11 — a safety/academic support EP&O levy — on the Nov. 26 ballot to seek new revenue.
Michelle Scott, the district chief financial officer, told the board the nonrenewal of the educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy is the primary driver of the district’s fiscal stress for 2026–27. “The loss of the levy created an annual funding shortfall, exceeding $38,000,000 for 2627,” Scott said, describing the shortfall as forcing “major reductions to staffing and student programs and the use of fund balance reserves.”
Scott said, and district materials show, the board approved placing Proposition 11 on the Nov. 26 ballot to seek authority for a new EP&O levy described in the board materials as focused on student safety and academic support. Under the proposed budget, the district’s revenue total is $212,992,846 against expenditures of $227,003,616, meaning the plan uses about $14,010,770 of fund balance to balance the 2026–27 year.
Why it matters: Scott told the board that without new revenue the district may need to make deeper program and staffing reductions and that multi‑year outlooks show a negative ending fund balance starting in 2027–28 unless the levy passes or other revenue is secured. The board set a timeline that includes a public budget hearing and adoption by Aug. 31 under state rules.
