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WJCC board directs staff to prepare FY2026 budget request of about $13.8 million
Summary
Board members debated a roughly $13.8 million funding gap for FY2026 driven by mandatory costs, health‑care estimates and a multi‑year compensation study; members asked staff to build a superintendent proposal based on that figure while noting uncertainties from Richmond and insurance renewals.
The Williamsburg-James City County School Board directed staff to prepare a FY2026 operating budget request that would close a projected shortfall of roughly $13.8 million, board members said during a hours‑long budget discussion.
Board members and staff described the shortfall as the gap between roughly $2.4 million in state revenue included in the governor’s proposal and about $16.2 million in expenditure increases the division is considering. The increases include mandatory staffing and contractual obligations, an estimated 15% rise in health‑care costs, and compensation adjustments driven by a Bolton compensation study.
Why it matters: board members said the compensation study and immediate steps to reduce classroom behavior problems and staffing strain are top priorities. Staff warned the $13.8 million figure could change as the General Assembly completes its budget and as the division receives final health‑insurance renewal numbers.
Staff presentations summarized revenue and cost…
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