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Pender County Schools previews budget pressures as state projections cut positions and central office allotment
Summary
Finance staff updated the board on state budget projections that could reduce staffing — including eight teaching positions and a 5% cut to the central office allotment — and presented a first-pass local budget request that includes pay increases, new teaching and support positions and a $7 million capital outlay ask.
Pender County Schools finance staff told the Board of Education Committee of the Whole that state budget projections and enrollment declines will reduce next year’s state allotments and force local trade-offs.
The presentation outlined possible state action in the Senate bill: a 1.25% across‑the‑board raise for staff, roughly 2.3% for teachers as an average starting point across experience bands, and a $1,500 bonus paid over the two‑year biennium. The district’s planning allotments show a projected loss of eight teaching positions tied to a decline in average daily membership (ADM), concentrated in kindergarten, and an estimated 5% reduction in the central office…
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