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Board reviews FY 2025–26 compensation options and six‑year CIP; Princess Anne High School funding pushed outside plan
Summary
At the March 4 special meeting the Virginia Beach City Public Schools budget team presented multiple pay‑scale scenarios and a revised six‑year capital plan; staff said an $8 million employer health contribution is included in the superintendent’s estimate and that reduced public‑facility borrowing has pushed Princess Anne High School outside the six‑year CIP window.
Crystal Pate, the division’s chief financial officer, presented the operating‑budget portion of the superintendent’s estimate of needs (SEON) and compensation scenarios at the March 4 special meeting. Dr. John B. Robertson, the superintendent, and Mr. Freeman (CIP lead) also briefed the board on capital priorities and a city request to reduce public‑facility revenue bonds.
Pate walked members through multiple compensation packages modeled for instructional and unified pay scales. Staff presented combinations labeled in briefing materials as Options A, B and C (different entry increases and step increments) and provided estimated total costs and resulting budget gaps under each combination:
- One combination (Option A for instructional and Option A for unified) would average a 6.41% increase for instructional staff and an 8.1% average increase for unified staff at a combined cost of about $47,300,000; after the employer health‑insurance increase already included in the SEON ($8,000,000) and a vacancy allocation of $11,700,000, staff showed a projected deficit…
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