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Patrick County school board approves 2025-26 budget with planned cuts and targeted staff additions
Summary
The Patrick County School Board approved its 2025-26 budget on March 11, citing a projected revenue loss of $648,749 and a year-to-year county funding reduction of $229,903 while adding several positions funded within the constrained plan.
The Patrick County School Board voted to approve the 2025-26 budget during its March 11 meeting, adopting a spending plan the superintendent said responds to a projected loss of $648,749 in revenue for the coming year.
Superintendent Wood told the board the division faces a county funding shortfall of $229,903 next year and described multi-year declines in some federal funding streams that have reduced school resources. “We are all running on a tight budget,” Wood said in the budget presentation, noting the division must submit a final budget to the appropriation board by the statutory April 1 deadline.
Why it matters: Board members said the budget tries to preserve…
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