Newberg superintendent on leave as board prepares for budget cuts
The district has a $3.7 million shortfall for the current school year and a $10.7 million gap next year. The board said the superintendent downplayed the problem.
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The district has a $3.7 million shortfall for the current school year and a $10.7 million gap next year. The board said the superintendent downplayed the problem.
Superintendent Stephen Phillips and other administrators waited until late May to tell school board members that the district had overspent its budget by millions of dollars
The interim superintendent says reductions likely represent 18% of licensed staff, 16% of classified staff and 23% of district positions.
The district's school board was told additional shortfalls have been identified in addition to the nearly $1 million deficit.
The Newberg School District, which sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols, was in court Tuesday after parents sued it for allegedly violating public meetings law.