The North Wasco County School District 21 Budget Committee has approved a fiscal plan for 2016-17. For the most part it is a status quo budget, but Superintendent Candy Armstrong says the district is continuing to incrementally advance advanced placement and career and technical education offerings at The Dalles High School, while also aligning curriculum district-wide. Armstrong did say concerns about future sustainability remains, with state funding levels for the 2017-19 biennium to be determined by the state legislature next year. The budget goes to the D-21 school board for a hearing in June.