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Louisa County superintendent presents FY26 spending plan emphasizing pay increases, new staff and use of one‑time federal funds
Summary
Superintendent Straley outlined a proposed budget that would add special‑education teachers, counselors and custodians, raise pay for certified and classified staff and request continuation of one‑time federal and state funds; a parent speaker voiced public support during the board’s budget hearing.
Superintendent Straley presented the Louisa County Public Schools proposed budget framework for fiscal year 2025–26, asking the board to consider operational increases, personnel additions and compensation adjustments while continuing select uses of one‑time federal funds.
"We say we're on a journey of greatness in all we do," Straley told the board as he outlined nine years of program investments and a proposed budget that focuses on staffing, instruction and compensation.
Straley said earlier appropriations from the locality already provide about $1,133,761 for positions approved in June and September. He detailed personnel additions he said the division needs next year: four additional teachers (three special‑education teachers and one physical‑education teacher), an additional high‑school counselor, an instructional assistant for a particular elementary school,…
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