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WJCC board adopts $207.7 million FY26 budget with average 3% pay increase
Summary
The Williamsburg-James City County School Board approved a $207.7 million fiscal year 2026 budget that includes an average 3% salary increase, 10 new FTEs and an $8.78 million Child Nutrition Services fund. Board members and finance staff described adjustments made to match local and state allocations.
The Williamsburg-James City County School Board on May 20 adopted a fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $207,735,000, including an operating fund of $190,852,000 and a Child Nutrition Services Fund of $8,783,000.
The budget, moved and seconded on the record and approved by unanimous vote, builds in an average 3% salary increase for eligible employees and a series of compensation-scale adjustments. Finance staff told the board the division’s total-all-funds figure reflects revenue reductions of $4,380,500 compared with earlier estimates.
At a nut‑graf level, the budget matters because it funds pay adjustments the administration and board said are intended to respond to local labor market pressures…
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