The Beaverton school district would eliminate more than 300 jobs under a budget proposal presented Thursday night at Sunset High School. Beaverton is one of the three largest school districts in Oregon — and it’s facing the largest budget shortfall.
Before Beaverton superintendent Jeff Rose got into the budget details, he set the tone. He says things may get better eventually — but that no one should sugarcoat the current situation.
The Beaverton school district would eliminate more than 300 jobs under a budget presented Thursday at Sunset High School.
Rose said, “We can’t optimistically believe that this financial problem is going to just go away. We must confront the brutal facts, and even if necessary, because it is, make current, difficult sacrifices. And we must not lose faith that in the end, we will rebuild, and of course, prevail.”…
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