 And yet, even with these deep cuts, according to an analysis from KXLY News in Spokane, the Moses Lake School District would still be short by more than $3.5 million. A final deadline to figure this all out comes up in August, at which point the district must either have that balanced budget or risk discipline from the state superintendent of public instruction. Taylor Van Sise, Northwest News Radio. More movement detected on Mount St. Helens.