School Funding Taskforce
The Task Force on School Funding was established by
HB 2506 (2013). Its directive is to “make recommendations regarding possible modifications to the funding formulas used to distribute State School Fund moneys to school districts and education service districts.”
Task Force Membership
The task force consists of 13 members. The Speaker of the House appoints two members; the Senate President appoints two members; and the Governor appoints 9 members. The Governor’s appointees shall be persons who represent school teachers, school administrators, school district business managers, district school board members, and education service districts.
Task Force Members
- John Rexford (Chair), Superintendent, High Desert Education Service District
- Samuel Henry (Vice-Chair), Professor, Portland State University
- Cam Preus, Oregon Community College Association, Executive Director
- Dana Hepper, Director of Policy & Advocacy, Children’s Institute
- Reed Scott-Schwalbach, President, Oregon Education Association
- Tricia Mooney, Superintendent, Hermiston School District
- Carlos Sequeira, Executive Director, Lane Education Service District
- Whitney Swander, Foundation for a Better Oregon, Data & Research Director
- Andrea Townsend
- Monica Cox