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Dinwiddie superintendent asks county for $1.5 million to cover pay, security and small capital needs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Weston presented a proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget that asks the county for $1.5 million to fund employee compensation, a six‑year security system partnership and a $150,000 boost to small capital; the board was briefed but took no vote.
Dr. Weston, superintendent of Dinwiddie County Public Schools, asked the county to provide $1.5 million in additional operating support for fiscal year 2026 to cover compensation increases, campus safety upgrades and small capital projects.
The request accompanies a proposed budget Dr. Weston said “really is about how we're gonna continue to manage the present, but continue to create the future, while we're doing that.” She told the board the division plans conservatively around an enrollment figure of 3,975 students and is seeking county help because roughly 70.5% of the division's revenue comes from the state and it cannot generate local revenues on its own.
Why it matters: School officials said the additional local transfer would allow a 3% pay increase for all employees, move school resource officer (SRO) funding into the county’s operating budget, and increase the small‑capital account used for maintenance, fleet and emergency repairs. Superintendent Weston framed those items as priorities to…
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