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Superintendent presents FY26 budget with cuts after smaller-than-expected state revenue
Summary
Staff presented a balanced FY26 budget for submission to the Board of Supervisors that preserves a reading specialist, cybersecurity upgrades and a middle-school girls soccer team while removing other additional requests; board members pressed staff for a detailed spreadsheet before final adoption.
Powhatan County school leaders on March 11 presented a balanced fiscal year 2026 operating plan to be submitted to the Board of Supervisors, but acknowledged the budget required reductions after state revenue estimates proved smaller than anticipated.
Mrs. Holloway, the presenter identified as the budget lead, told the board staff had removed all additional budget requests submitted after the initial plan except three items the division considered required: a reading specialist position, cybersecurity upgrades and a middle-school girls soccer team. Holloway said adjustments based on the Virginia Department of Education's…
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