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Page County board adopts $47.05 million FY‑26 budget, will amend totals in July
Summary
The Page County School Board adopted a $47,048,210 fiscal year 2026 operating budget on a motion at its May meeting, with administrators saying the total will be amended in July when additional state and local allocations are finalized.
The Page County School Board adopted a $47,048,210 fiscal year 2026 budget on a motion by Mr. Painter and a second by Ms. Bryant, with administrators saying the number will be amended in July after outstanding state and local allocations are finalized.
Superintendent Dr. Fox and Dr. Johnson, director of human resources and business operations, told the board the division expects an additional $761,000 in state funding beyond the governor’s December proposal; that money had not been incorporated in the draft the board approved and will be added during a July amendment. Dr. Johnson said the board of supervisors had committed $25,100 toward compensation funding in the general operating fund this year.
The budget authorizes a 2 percent compensation increase plus step changes the division said can now be put into employee contracts because the locality’s allocation allows contract processing to proceed. Dr. Johnson said most of the extra state funding will be needed to cover an 18 percent increase in health insurance costs; roughly $651,000 of that increase falls on the employer side under the division’s insurance split, with the remaining $110,000 allocated to rising contract and service costs.
Dr. Johnson outlined recommended uses for additional one‑time state dollars that the division plans to request from the board of supervisors after the July amendment: two reading specialist positions (about $160,000 total), eight instructional assistant positions (about $208,000), and approximately $80,000 for fleet management to purchase vehicles. He also said the division would request money to complete a welding room at the Tech Center from the capital improvements fund, calling it a safety priority that ‘‘needs to be done’’ immediately.
Board members asked about timing and contingency plans because state and federal allocations for certain programs sometimes arrive later in the summer; Dr. Johnson said federal Title I and other federal allocations would be added when the division receives final figures. The board approved the budget with the understanding that the FY‑26 totals will be revised and returned to the board for a formal amendment in July.
The motion to adopt the FY‑26 budget carried; the board scheduled follow‑up discussions and a July amendment to incorporate the confirmed state and local revenue totals.
