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Randolph County Schools requests $2.2 million from commissioners, warns $1.07 million continuation cost would trigger cuts
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Steven Gainey presented the Randolph County School System budget request for 2025–26, asking commissioners for $2,215,002.99 covering continuation costs, a 0.5% supplement increase, data-management staffing and a $100,000 capital-outlay increment.
Dr. Steven Gainey, superintendent of the Randolph County School System, asked the county commissioners on June 1 to approve a combined $2,215,002.99 request covering the school system’s current-expense continuation costs and capital-outlay needs for 2025–26.
Gainey told the board the school system serves 14,803 students and 2,080 staff. He said the most urgent item is a $1,067,299 continuation-cost request — expenses the district must pay to maintain current operations — and warned that anything less would effectively be a budget cut.
Gainey summarized the district’s main requests: -…
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