Reynolds board reviews charter agreements and funding differences

The Reynolds School District Board of Education reviewed charter school agreements at its Feb. 11, 2026 work session, focusing on how the district counts students and how pass-through funding varies among charters.

A staff member told the board: "We used the demographics broken out on the state report cards and then added active ELs separately." The presentation said the district data are taken from the state report cards the district submits to ODE. Board members asked whether that data came from the district or an outside source; the staff member confirmed it is district data derived from the state report cards.

Board members pressed for concrete funding examples. The staff member described that "Gresham-Barlow charters all receive 80% pass-through," that "HOLLA's free rent equals $50/student/month. It only raises their ADM to 80.5%. They receive $9,416 per student ($9,466 if you add in the free rent)," and that a charter with a 95% pass-through receives $11,182 per student. The board discussed those per-student differences while asking whether the district has a role beyond fiduciary oversight for holding charters accountable.

The review did not result in binding changes to charter agreements at the meeting; staff framed the presentation as an informational first step and outlined next steps for follow-up work.