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Superintendent unveils FY26 ‘budget of need,’ asks localities for roughly $13.9 million
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Keever presented a fiscal year 2026 budget that includes a 3% across‑the‑board salary increase, targeted compensation-study adjustments, new FTE requests and a local funding request of about $13.9 million above current appropriations; the board discussed staffing, AP exam funding and health‑care uncertainties.
Dr. Keever (superintendent) and Miss Ewing (chief financial officer) presented the superintendent's proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget to the Williamsburg-James City County School Board, describing it as a “budget of need” that reflects staffing requests, compensation-study priorities and strategic-plan goals.
Nut graf: The FY26 proposal includes a 3% salary increase for all staff, targeted scale adjustments recommended by a compensation study, and $16.3 million in operating-fund expenditure increases year over year. With an estimated $2.4 million increase in state revenue, the…
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