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Patrick County Public Schools present budget to supervisors; local match request declines
Summary
School division officials told the Board of Supervisors the approved school budget requires less local effort this year amid state funding reductions; the board received the presentation but took no formal action.
Jason Wood of Patrick County Public Schools presented the school division’s approved budget and outlined changes that reduce the locality’s required contribution for the coming fiscal year.
The school representative said state funding changes reduced the division’s total by nearly $650,000 and that the local share required in the county’s documents is about $229,903 less than the prior year. “By the Code of Virginia, we have to present that to the board of supervisors in March before April 1 every year,” Wood told the supervisors, noting the presentation was part of the statutory process.
Why it matters: The combination of lower state aid and changes to the required local match affects how much county general fund support the schools will seek. Wood said the division built its budget assuming a $200,000 reimbursement for school resource officers while warning the picture could change once the state budget is finalized.
Details and board questions: Wood explained the local match is determined by a composite index formula: roughly, for every $100 the school division spends that qualifies for state match the state provides about $300, and the locality covers about 25% of the total as its required local effort. He also told the board the division expects those figures to be adjusted if the state amends the budget before finalization.
No formal action: The presentation was informational and not an action item; Wood said the school division will submit any revised budget figures to the supervisors if the state budget changes.
Ending note: The board acknowledged the presentation and noted that county budget deliberations would continue while the schools await a finalized state budget.
