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Pender County Schools asks county for increased supplements, staffing and $11.7 million in capital projects
Summary
Pender County Schools Superintendent presented the district—s FY25-26 budget request to the commissioners, asking the county to help cover rising retirement and health costs, fund modest local supplement increases and support a $11.73 million first-year capital plan.
Pender County Schools Superintendent Doctor (name not specified) told the county commission that the district—s proposed FY2025-26 current expense and capital budgets aim to keep staff in place and advance student supports while absorbing state and health-care cost increases. The district is asking the county to fund a combination of current-expense increases (to maintain existing staff and proposed supplements) and a first-year capital request totaling $11,731,301.
The superintendent said the district lost federal ESSER funds and that local support helped retain positions tied to those grants: "we were able to keep many of our employees that were tied into it." He credited county funding for preserving positions such as nurses and for supporting transportation and technology improvements the board requested this year.
The district framed its current-expense case around three priorities: recruitment, retention and instructional…
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