Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Rockingham County Schools proposes $28.9M local request and new mental-health director in 2025–26 budget presentation
Summary
Finance staff presented a draft 2025–26 budget that increases the county appropriation request to $28.9 million, adding roughly $6.1 million in expansion items including a proposed mental health director, pay schedule changes and teacher supplements.
Annie Ellis, presenting the Rockingham County Schools draft budget on March 17, told the board the district will request $28.9 million in local funding for 2025–26 and identified $9.8 million in additional county-request items compared with the current year. The finance staff’s revision adds a proposed mental health director and other recurring and one-time expansion items.
Ellis said state funding is the district’s largest revenue source and that projected declines in average daily membership (ADM) — the basis for state allotments — make it difficult for the district to absorb cost increases. "Our student population drives our state funding. So when we experience declining student enrollment, we lose state funding and it's hard…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
