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Isle of Wight school board debates staffing, pay and budget priorities in first work session
Summary
At a Feb. 27 budget work session, the Isle of Wight County School Board reviewed the superintendent's proposed budget, discussed 15 requested staff positions and a 3% across-the-board pay proposal; members pressed staff for options to reallocate funds and for documentation from the Board of Supervisors on a prior buses agreement.
The Isle of Wight County School Board met Feb. 27 at Westside Elementary School for the first public budget work session on the superintendent's proposed 2025 budget.
Board members highlighted three priorities: staffing requests, pay proposals and preparing a prioritized list of items to take to the Board of Supervisors. The superintendent's proposal includes a 3% across-the-board pay increase for school division employees and a separate set of proposed position changes and additions spread across the division.
Board members and staff framed the session as an information-gathering meeting ahead of the required public hearing on March 6. Members repeatedly asked staff to identify options to repurpose existing allocations or reassign unfilled positions before seeking new funding from the county.
Staff said…
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