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Southampton County School Board approves $38.3 million proposed operating budget for FY2025–26
Summary
The board voted to approve the division'wide FY2025'26 operating budget proposal that requests roughly $38.28 million in total funding and asks approximately $14.05 million from the county, including pay increases and new special-education staff.
The Southampton County School Board on March 10 approved a proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2025'26 that requests a total of about $38.28 million and asks the county to provide roughly $14.05 million to meet local needs.
Board members approved the budget after presentations from central office staff and discussion about staffing and unavoidable cost increases. The proposal includes a 3% across-the-board pay increase for all employees and raises the starting teacher salary to $48,200.
The budget request also funds additional positions the division said are needed to serve…
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