The district has a $3.7 million shortfall for the current school year and a $10.7 million gap next year. The board said the superintendent downplayed the problem.
Superintendent Stephen Phillips and other administrators waited until late May to tell school board members that the district had overspent its budget by millions of dollars
The Newberg School District, which sparked controversy in 2021 over a decision to ban diversity symbols, was in court Tuesday after parents sued it for allegedly violating public meetings law.