Charlottesville City Schools presents FY26 budget draft with teacher pay changes, EL staffing and transportation issues

Charlottesville City Schools staff presented a draft FY26 budget that reflects recent collective bargaining for licensed staff, changes in state funding formulas, proposed additions to English‑learner staffing, ongoing transportation challenges and a set of personnel and program requests intended to address student needs.

Doctor Gurley (Superintendent) introduced the presentation and thanked finance staff for their work. The presentation noted a seven‑year revenue trend showing the city remains the division’s largest funding source, and that changes to the Local Composite Index (LCI) have reduced the state share of the Standards of Quality (SOQ) funding. Staff said the LCI rose to about 77.02 percent, lowering state aid to roughly 22.9 percent of SOQ revenues; staff also reported an estimated additional $538,553 in state revenue tied to technical changes in the governor’s proposed budget.

On compensation, presenters summarized the division’s recently negotiated licensed‑staff…