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Board details FY24 fund balance, sets $200,000 to evaluate reopening vocational building
Summary
The school division said the FY24 fund balance includes $900,000 for state-required math curriculum adoption, $100,000 to reimburse school activity funds and $200,000 earmarked as seed money to study reopening a vocational building; a hazardous-materials study is scheduled for March 12.
The King George County School Board received an update on the district’s FY24 fund balance and an initial plan to evaluate reopening the former vocational building between the middle and high schools.
Superintendent David Boyd told the board the Board of Supervisors awarded the school division an end-of-year fund balance that the division divided into three earmarked pieces: $900,000 for the state-required math curriculum adoption, $100,000 to reimburse school activity funds, and $200,000 to act as starter funds for studying and potentially reopening the vocational building.
Boyd said the $900,000 math-curriculum appropriation will be used after the state approved additional publishers; the division expected to select materials by April. The $100,000 for school activity funds has been distributed back to schools to cover costs such as community events and graduation.
On the $200,000 vocational-building allocation, Boyd said the district scheduled a hazardous-materials study for March 12. He said the building was constructed in 1968 and last used in 2008; the study will identify asbestos or other remediation costs that will inform whether to pursue a feasibility/architectural study or a piecemeal renovation. Boyd said he has contacted three architectural/engineering firms; one submitted a proposal and another will walk the building with the instructional team to assess needs. He emphasized that $200,000 is a catalyst rather than a full funding source for reopening the building.
Board members said they appreciated the update and noted the need for additional feasibility work and coordination with county staff; Boyd said county planner Bryce Young will walk the building and advise next steps.
Ending
The hazardous-materials study on March 12 will determine the cost drivers for renovation; the board said it will use the results to plan additional feasibility work and funding requests.
