Portland City Council gets its first look at amended 2024-25 school budget [Video]

Portland City Council’s finance committee got its first look at the revised Portland school budget Thursday and members said they appreciated the school board’s effort to reinstate some positions that had been cut in the original without increasing the tax hit.

“I appreciate the school finance committee’s work on this,” said Councilor Anna Trevorrow of the budget.

The school board finance committee members voted on Monday to reincorporate 17 positions to the original $161 million budget, including classroom staff and positions to support high-needs students and create curriculum.

City Council members asked about the district’s long-term strategic plan and for more information on the budget. City Councilor Kate Sykes said she would like to know more about the district’s changes to its annual budget over the years.

“I’m a little unsatisfied with the amount of documentation that I have to assess the budget over a fairly long period of time,” …