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Superintendent outlines $450,000 shortfall and potential cuts as board weighs FY26 priorities
Summary
Superintendentand budget staff told the board a $450,000 gap remains under the recommended FY26 budget if local transfers are reduced; staff presented a menu of potential reductions and noted priorities they would try to preserve.
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va.
School budget staff told the New Kent County School Board on March 17 that a projected shortfall of about $450,000 remains in the superintendent's recommended fiscal year 2026 budget if the county transfer is reduced as currently proposed.
Miss Morgan, the budget presenter, said the division's recommended budget assumed an additional local transfer of $1.2 million but that the county manager's proposed budget included a $450,000 smaller transfer (about $750,000). "Which leaves us from our recommended budget, deficit of about 450,000, assuming no new money comes in," Morgan said.
Budget staff presented a menu of potential reductions and timing options to bring the budget into balance if local funding does not increase. Staff emphasized that many proposed cuts would harm classroom resources or support services and that they would continue to advocate for additional local…
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