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Wayne County superintendent asks commissioners for new investments in schools, citing capital needs and supplements
Summary
Superintendent Richard Witcher presented the 2025–26 budget request to the Board of Education, asking for capital projects including $7.82 million in capital outlay and recurring increases for school staff and programs; the board discussed SROs, supplements for classified staff and coaches, and a list of prioritized facility repairs.
Superintendent Richard Witcher presented Wayne County Public Schools’ 2025–26 budget request to the Board of Education on March 3, asking local commissioners for a mix of capital and recurring operating support, including a capital ask and a set of targeted local supplements and program increases.
Witcher told the board the district’s capital needs are large and immediate: “The total capital budget request for this year is $7,820,000,” he said, and he outlined a list of prioritized projects and recurring costs that the district will ask county commissioners to fund.
The request highlighted several near-term capital priorities and recurring operating needs. On capital outlay, Witcher listed projects that include chillers (estimated roughly $600,000 each for replacements at multiple schools), window replacements across five schools (combined estimate exceeding $750,000), asphalt/paving…
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