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Pender County Schools outlines five-year capital improvement plan, asks county for additional local supplement
Summary
Pender County Schools Superintendent Brad Breedlove presented a new five-year capital improvement plan and a local supplement request for 2025–26, highlighting deferred maintenance, technology refresh cycles, a $30 million K–8 project and an advanced teaching roles grant.
Pender County Schools Superintendent Brad Breedlove told the Pender County Board of County Commissioners at their retreat that the district is preparing for the 2025–26 school year with both operating cost pressures and a long‑awaited capital improvement plan (CIP).
Breedlove said the district is working with the state finance office and the Department of Public Instruction on budget expectations, and that statewide discussions currently assume a 3% pay increase for state employees and a small rise in employer retirement contributions and insurance costs. "We are looking at a 3% increase for all state employees," Breedlove said.
The district plans to ask the county for a 1 percentage point increase in the local salary supplement for certified staff (from 10% to 11%) and a 1 percentage point increase for classified staff (from 5% to 6%). Breedlove presented the district's estimate…
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