The Klamath County SD Board of Education voted to adopt the district's 2025'26 budget and to impose and categorize the district's tax levy Thursday, approving a $170,643,823 spending plan and a separate debt-service exclusion for about $2.23 million.

Board members and staff said the adopted budget reflects current revenue projections while leaving room for adjustments later this summer if state funding changes. Kristina, a district staff member who presented the budget, told the board the district collected about $7,000,000 in May and had year'to'date revenue of approximately $98,400,000 as of May 31. Expenditures for May were about $8,900,000 and year'to'date expenditures totaled roughly $83,600,000. The reported fund balance at the end of May was $25,100,000, with an anticipated June 30 ending balance of $5,700,000.

The board and staff focused discussion on uncertainty in statewide revenue forecasts and the Student Investment Account (SIA). District staff said the general fund projection uses the state'allocated $11,359,000 figure as its central estimate and that the district had left buffers in the budget. They warned that SIA amounts could come in lower than earlier projections and that the district would likely revisit the adopted budget in July or August to finalize numbers once the state releases final figures.

Board members asked how adoption would affect ongoing contract negotiations. Staff said adopting the budget is a statutory requirement by June and does not prevent continuing negotiations; final negotiated figures would be reflected in amended budgets if needed. Staff described the adopted plan as a projection based on current information, not a final accounting of negotiated salaries or SIA distributions.

The board adopted the budget by voice vote; the chair cast the concluding assent and the motion passed. Board members also approved a package of consent items during the same meeting, including student handbooks and curricular and athletic handbook revisions; those items were taken up and approved as part of consent motions.

What happens next: district staff said they will monitor state revenue updates and return to the board in July or August if changes require budget amendments. Staff also indicated they are continuing contract negotiations and will bring financial adjustments to the board as needed.

Ending: The board completed the fiscal actions and moved on to other agenda items, while staff scheduled follow'up budget reviews once final state revenue numbers are available.