Dear District Staff:

I want to give you a brief update on our budget situation. As I have said before, our values in this process are:

• Minimize impact on students

• Minimize impacts on staff (try to save jobs)

• Position ourselves for next year and beyond (budget and student achievement)

• Move forward in a way that brings the district and community closer together

Yesterday, the Governor sent a letter to all school district superintendents, asking us to prepare budget scenarios within the range of a $5.4 to $5.9 billion appropriation for K-12 education next biennium. Even the top of that range is somewhat lower than we had been expecting. This could mean cuts of $33 to $47 million of our general fund budget in the next two years.
Please click here to view a copy of the Governor's letter.
We will be working on those scenarios with our staff and stakeholders in the coming weeks. Please see the Wednesday, April 8 edition of Inside 24J for details about upcoming informational meetings for staff.
http://www.salkeiz.k12.or.us/inside24j/april-8-2009/staff-budget-meeting-dates

Thank you,
Sandy Husk
Superintendent

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