Why doesn’t the District use their general fund budget to pay for school replacement and major repairs?
The State of Oregon does not provide schools additional funding for capital construction and major improvements. The current general fund operating budget for the District is 36.4 million, where 73% is spent on teaching and student resources, 15% on busses, food service and maintenance, 6% on building support services, 4.5% on District Office support, and 1.5% on business and technology services. Capital construction projects require local authorization through the issuance of voter-approved bonds.
Related Questions
- We pay high taxes to fund a large school budget. Why is there a need for MSF to ask for donations as well?
- Why doesn’t the District use their general fund budget to pay for school replacement and major repairs?
- Why can the District fund much needed facility improvements from its regular yearly budget?
