Port Angeles School District Board Passes $145 Million Budget

The Port Angeles School District board unanimously adopted its 2026-27 budget, authorizing over $145 million in expenditures. Superintendent Michelle Olsen noted an improved financial-health profile score but expressed concern over enrollment, the primary revenue driver. The budget includes cuts to six paraeducator positions and 0.1 teaching position, with eight additional teaching positions eliminated through attrition. Unanticipated costs include a risk-pool insurance increase and a reduction in Title I funding.