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Haywood County Schools propose FY 2025-26 budget that uses fund balance to maintain programs
Summary
Superintendent Trevor Putnam and CFO Leanna Moody presented the proposed Haywood County Schools FY 2025-26 budget to the county board: the plan assumes state/local funding changes, uses roughly $719,484 of fund balance, includes proposed salary increases, and requests $1.25 million in capital outlay.
Haywood County Schools leaders presented the school system'recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-26 to the Haywood County Board of Commissioners on April 7, describing assumptions and trade-offs needed to maintain programming amid declining enrollment and the end of federal ESSER funds.
Superintendent Trevor Putnam said the budget prioritizes recruiting and retaining employees, limiting new local expense items and adjusting for the loss of one-time federal ESSER funding. The district is budgeting for 6,370 students (plus 686 charter students) and anticipates a county per-pupil…
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