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Superintendent seeks $496K in local funding, raises and hires in FY‑26 budget update
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Ladue presented a FY‑26 budget built on the legislature's crossover numbers, proposing a 4.5% pay package, targeted hires including a grant writer and behavioral staff, and a $495,729 funding gap that would need local support if the governor signs the crossover budget.
Superintendent Dr. Ladue presented a draft FY‑26 operating budget to the Gloucester County School Board on March 11, saying the presentation reflected the Virginia General Assembly's crossover numbers and represents a best‑case funding scenario.
The budget presentation said the division projects an operating budget of about $74 million and, under the crossover budget assumptions, faces a local funding gap of $495,729. "The crossover budget represents a best case scenario," Dr. Ladue said in the presentation.
Why it matters: the division's spending priorities include districtwide pay increases and targeted student supports at a time when federal pandemic funds are winding down. The superintendent urged the board to consider a mix of local funding and internal savings to close the gap but cautioned the final picture depends on the governor's action during veto…
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