Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong will present a $2 billion budget for the 2025-26 school year at a meeting of the Portland Public Schools governing board Tuesday night.

This is Armstrong’s first proposed budget since taking over as superintendent last summer. Armstrong said this year’s budget cycle does not mark the beginning of financial difficulties for Oregon’s largest school district. Rather, it marks its continuation.

“For the past three years, Portland Public Schools has been navigating a persistent structural deficit — an imbalance between our revenues and the actual cost of delivering a high-quality, equitable education to every student,” Armstrong wrote in her executive summary of the budget.

“These challenges existed before I stepped into this role, and now, with the rising cost of education, limited funding to operate schools, and a decline in enrollment, we face a sobering fiscal cliff.”

Armstrong announced back in January the district’s early plans to cut roughly $40 million for next school year. Cuts have been falling in districts across the region as ongoing conversations about school funding persist in the Oregon State Legislature this session.

This story will be updated.

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