Goochland leaders discuss unfunded school priorities including interventionists, security and CTE costs

Goochland County officials and school leaders on March 11 reviewed a list of unfunded school-division priorities and debated which items should be funded if county surplus money becomes available.

Dr. Camardi, superintendent of Goochland County Public Schools, told the joint meeting that “these numbers are not reflected in the current school board budget,” and introduced a set of tiered requests that school staff had labeled tier 1 through tier 3. He said the top-tier request for academic interventionists totals $282,435 and “represents salaries and benefits.”

The school’s prioritized unfunded needs include three interventionist positions (the $282,435 figure covers salaries and employer benefits for three individuals), one additional full-time equivalent (FTE) English‑as‑a‑second‑language teacher budgeted at $94,145, and a full FTE to expand the agriculture program at $94,145. A work‑based learning coordinator was listed at $121,231; converting middle‑school coaching stipends to a percentage‑based model to achieve equity was estimated at about $32,000; an assistant robotics coach stipend at roughly $2,000; and other items were described but left as lower‑priority or tier 3 without dollar figures.

Why it matters: county supervisors said there is some year‑end carryover and that a modest amount of funds could be allocated now, but they emphasized they cannot cover the full list this year. County Administrator Alvarez and supervisors said the board must weigh the county’s own…