Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News December 1, 2025 - Oregon’s December Economic and Revenue Forecast

On Wednesday, November 19, Oregon’s Legislative Revenue Office released the state’s December Economic and Revenue Forecast. The good news is that Net General Fund and Lottery resources are up $318.8 million from the September Forecast. The bad news is that they are still down $635.9 million since the Close of Session Forecast in June of this year. While the news is about as good as K-12 advocates could have hoped for, it is still important to be vigilant and make a clear and convincing case to center the growing needs of students and protect all K-12 programs from cuts or reductions in the 2025-27 budget. There will be many other programs facing cuts, particularly in the Human Services sector, due to the passage of federal legislation - most notably Medicaid and SNAP - that the state will have to consider when weighing how to balance budgets, if and when to tap into reserve funds, etc.  It is also worth noting that the Legislature is forecasting other potential costs that have not been budgeted for like wildfire mitigation costs, HR 1 state implementation costs, keeping an ending balance for the state general fund, etc. And while there is one more Forecast that will be released on February 4, 2026, to inform Legislators during their short session, K-12 schools need to be prepared for the possibility of mid-year and/or mid-biennium reductions. Our featured students are from Orenco Elementary School’s Life Skills program. They were able to participate in Outdoor School this fall, thanks to the extra efforts of NW Regional Education Service District and Orenco staff. Each Outdoor School location typically has one all-terrain wheelchair, but more were necessary to allow all students who needed them to have access. So, ESD staff borrowed wheelchairs from other locations to make it possible. Many thanks to everyone who worked hard to make this beloved rite-of-passage tradition accessible to students experiencing disability!Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hsd.k12.or.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay informed about what’s happening in our district and schools.