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Hamilton County Schools present $577 million operating plan, propose central-office cuts and 0.5 positions at each school
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Robertson presented a proposed Hamilton County Schools operating budget of just over $577 million, highlighting investments in transportation, special education and school-based staff while proposing cuts to central office and a recommendation to remove 0.5 position at every school to help balance the plan.
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Doctor Robertson on Wednesday presented the school system’s proposed operating budget of just over $577 million, saying the plan balances increased state revenue with targeted reductions in central office and some school-based staffing.
“We thought we've got a solid budget to present to you today,” Doctor Robertson said, emphasizing investments in transportation, exceptional education and staff retention while noting hard choices to reach balance.
The presentation said operating revenue totals just over $577 million, about $17 million more than the previous year, with much of the increase attributed to the state funding formula (referred to in the packet as TISA/TESA). Local operating revenue—property tax and sales tax—was held flat at about $279 million, the superintendent said. Robertson told the commission that federal ESSER funds ended in 2024 and that the district previously received roughly $140 million in ESSER allocations to support learning, facilities and temporary positions.
To close an initial roughly $16 million deficit, the…
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