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Nottoway schools get new superintendent; supervisors and schools discuss budget, local match and grant dependence
Summary
School representative thanked supervisors for continued funding, announced Dr. Marsha Martin as incoming superintendent and discussed how local funding and state/federal grants affect per-pupil figures; supervisors asked for clearer budget breakdowns ahead of final county budget adoption.
A representative for Nottoway County Public Schools thanked the Board of Supervisors for supporting the schools’ proposed budget and told the board that the school board named Dr. Marsha Martin as the next superintendent effective July 1, 2025.
The meeting included an extended exchange about how the county’s contribution and one-time federal grants affect the school system’s reported budget totals and per-pupil calculations. Supervisors and school staff discussed figures from the schools’ packet and the impact of state matching requirements for programs that support at-risk students and pre-kindergarten.
Supervisor Sonny Abbott pressed for clearer, routine reporting of county-held balances and asked how much the county is drawing from reserves; other speakers noted the county used approximately $1.6 million from reserves in the current fiscal year and expected roughly $1 million in the proposed budget, for a two-year combined draw of about $2.5 million—figures described by the board as approximate and subject to final state calculations.
School representative (Miss Meyer) said the school system’s budget appears larger because it includes federal grant money; she and supervisors noted the county’s additional local funding of roughly $2.1 million above state-required local match contributed to securing about $7 million in grant revenue. School staff said some grant programs require a local match and cutting the match could cause the county to lose the associated state or federal funds.
Supervisors encouraged continued cooperation and asked the school administration to provide detailed backup for budget line items before the county adopts its budget. The board also scheduled the advertised public hearing on the fiscal-year budget for May 22 and set the formal adoption for the following week; the board moved its June regular meeting date to June 26 to avoid a Juneteenth conflict.
Why it matters: County funding and local-match decisions affect the scope of school programs for at-risk students, pre-K and other state-supported services. Supervisors said they want a clear, line-by-line understanding of how local dollars support programs and leverage additional grant funds.
