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District reports $16.5 million in January revenue; outlines state FY‑26 requests including $30 million for summer reading
Summary
The district’s finance officer reported $16.5 million in January revenues, expenditures of about $11.4 million and summarized statewide FY‑26 budget requests that would affect the district including funds for summer reading, teacher pay, instructional materials and rural CTE.
Orangeburg County School District finance staff reported Jan. 2025 revenues of $16,500,000 and expenditures of about $11,400,000, leaving revenue in excess of expenditures for the month by approximately $5,100,000, the district told trustees on Feb. 11.
The presenter also outlined a set of statewide FY‑26 budget requests put forward by the state superintendent that could affect district programs if funded. Items listed in the presentation included: - $30,000,000 for summer reading camps under the Read to Succeed Act, targeting additional services for first- and third‑grade students; - $20,000,000 for state aid to classroom to support a $3,000 increase for first‑year teachers (moving base from $47,000 to $50,000 for year‑one teachers, as described in the presentation); - $115,000,000 for high‑quality instructional materials in mathematics (presentation noted $20,000,000 of that as recurring funds and $95,000,000 as non‑recurring); - $30,000,000 for an educational scholarship trust fund to support school choice initiatives; - $13,000,000 for CTE (called “rural renaissance”) to support workforce needs through mobile CTE units or labs for rural districts; - $100,000,000 for the educational infrastructure bank to cover renovations and construction for rural and charter schools.
The finance presenter also reminded the board of the state budget schedule: Ways and Means and proviso committees meet beginning in February with the legislative schedule continuing through an expected adjournment in early May.
Ending: The board did not take action on the state requests; the items were presented as background for state-level advocacy and local planning. The district’s finance office said it will continue to monitor the state process and report updates to the board.
