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Norfolk Public Schools board approves proposed cuts to close projected 2025–26 shortfall
Summary
The Norfolk Public Schools Board approved a package of budget reductions aimed at addressing a multi‑hundred‑thousand dollar shortfall in the 2025–26 budget, combining staffing attrition, contract reductions and one‑time savings to reach roughly $704,000 in net savings.
The Norfolk Public Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve a package of budget reductions intended to reduce a projected budget gap for the 2025–26 school year.
District finance presenter Eric Wilson told the board staff identified a $1,450,000 shortfall while building the 2024–25 budget and proposed cuts and adjustments that would produce $876,000 in potential reductions before accounting for previously approved additions of $172,000, yielding a net projected savings of $704,000 for 2025–26. “As we started building the budget for the 24‑25 school year, we knew that we were looking at a $1,450,000 budget shortfall,” Wilson said during the presentation.
The plan approved by the board…
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