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Frederick County School Board opens FY2026 budget hearing; preschool expansion requested
Summary
At a Feb. 4 public hearing, the Frederick County School Board heard public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, including a request to add one Virginia Preschool Initiative classroom. The board also approved routine procedural motions and entered a closed session on superintendent goals under Virginia law.
Frederick County School Board members opened a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2026 budget Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, and heard three public speakers urging the board to prioritize classroom funding, competitive teacher pay and preschool expansion.
The public hearing drew remarks from resident Brian Nuri, early-childhood supervisor Angie White and resident Dodie Soudemeyer. White, who identified herself as “the early childhood supervisor for Frederick County Public Schools,” asked the board to add one more Virginia Preschool Initiative, or VPI, classroom for the 2025–26 school year.
"We have increased consistently throughout the last seven years to now 327," White said, referring to the number of…
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