In Owasso schools, the district expects to be short $1.5 million to $2 million at the year’s end, said Superintendent Clark Ogilvie.

Ogilvie said the district likely won’t have to make cuts this year, but staffing levels could be hit before school’s start next year.

“It’s the end of the year when we’ll really get hammered if things keep going like they are,” Ogilvie said. “That’s when you could see the super-damaging cuts — when we’re renewing contracts for teachers and letting them know who’s coming back.

Broken Arrow Public Schools spokesman Keith Isbell said the district planned for cuts in state funding and built that into its budget, adding that a reserve fund is available if shortages become too large.

“We think we can handle it based on our budgetary planning,” Isbell said.

“We had anticipated this being a bad budget year and more or less budgeted with the expectation that there would be cuts coming down the line. We think for this school year that we’ll be able to absorb these losses.

But next year’s budget may pose problems, Isbell said.

“Where it becomes problematic for us, and all school districts, even if you planned for the worst this year, there’s always next year,” Isbell said.

“That’s certainly a scary proposition as these cuts continue, and they get higher.

Jenks and Union superintendents say they also budgeted for cuts in state aid.

“A year ago, we planned on this year being a pretty difficult year, and we removed more than $1 million in expenditures from our budget in planning for this year,” said Jenks Superintendent Kirby Lehman.

“However, as the funding shortfalls continue and as they grow larger, we will possibly find ourselves in a situation where we have to take action on this year’s budget.

We are not there yet, but we’re getting close.

Lehman said he was unsure of the exact amount of the shortfall in Jenks, and school finance officials were not available Friday.

Donna Campo, superintendent at Liberty Public Schools, said the district is cutting costs by lowering thermostats and reducing lights used in buildings.

“We’ve been planning for it.

We’re considering a four-day work week,” said Campo.

Collinsville schools chief financial officer Rita Pate said conservative budgeting and cost-saving measures targeting energy use and other areas should allow the district to make it through the end of the year.

But staff cuts are possible going into next year, she said.

At Berryhill Public Schools, no layoffs or furloughs are planned for this year, and the district is likely to absorb vacated positions.

Superintendent Mike Campbell said things could change this summer and hopes the Legislature will tap into the state’s “rainy day” fund.

“Our attitude today, and it might change next month, is to ride this thing out,” Campbell said. “I’m worried about this spring and summer going into next year.