Acting White Salmon Valley School District Superintendent Jerry Lewis says he has meetings scheduled with Educational Service District 112 to develop budget projections as he tries to help White Salmon Schools navigate a projected $3.5 million budget shortfall for the 2023-24 school year.  Lewis said in a letter to the community released Monday morning that the school district needs to know exactly what they have to work with, and then the board, administrative team, and unions can develop a plan as quickly as possible.  He adds in the letter that the goal is to save as many jobs as possible in order to maintain a high quality of education for students.  Lewis also says he wants the process and plan to be transparent and handled with sensitivity and compassion.  Lewis volunteered last week to return to the post he retired from two years ago after Sean McGeeney resigned.  The district had a reserve of about $2.5 million two years ago, but McGeeney had reported that was down to $90,000.