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Greensville County Public Schools request local funds, propose 3% pay increases in FY2026 budget presentation
Summary
School leaders presented a proposed FY2026 budget at a joint work session, asking Emporia City and Greensville County for roughly $10 million in local contributions, proposing a 3% salary increase for all staff, and flagging capital needs including ADA upgrades and failing HVAC units.
Greensville County Public Schools presented its proposed fiscal 2026 budget at a joint budget work session, asking localities for $10,000,008.98 in combined local contributions and proposing a 3% pay increase for all staff, plus coverage of a new central-office lease.
“Our vision, cultivating excellence, transforming lives, impacting futures,” said Dr. Edwards during the presentation, which school staff delivered to members of the Board of Supervisors, the Emporia City Council and the Board of Education.
The request is built on projected revenues that school staff said will include a drop in state construction funds that appeared in the FY2025 picture but are not expected to repeat in FY2026. School officials said the division’s FY2026 projected expenditures are roughly $39.6 million and that instruction accounts for about $28 million of the budget, with operations the next-largest category. Federal grants and nutrition programs were presented as separate revenue streams. "For fiscal year…
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