Beaverton School District is holding 100 meetings to help people understand its budget | OregonLive.com:
by Wendy Owen, The Oregonian
Beaverton School District is offering a more intimate look at its pending budget woes by opening its school doors to parents, students and community members for budget teaching sessions.
Folks will have their choice of 100 meetings at a variety of schools to attend between March 6 and March 22. Depending on the venue, the meetings begin between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The district has provided a list of gatherings on its website.
The meetings will take about an hour and a half, said Maureen Wheeler, district spokeswoman. The first 25 minutes will offer attendees an overview of the school district budget and how it's structured as well as information about the $40 million in budget reductions the district is facing for 2012-13.
The district has not, yet, identified specific cuts, but the meeting will be used to gather feedback
