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CFO outlines December finances; HR proposes international recruitment and virtual-teacher options for hard-to-fill positions
Summary
The district CFO reported December preliminary finances and a budget calendar for FY26; the HR chief recommended contracts for international teacher recruitment and for Elevate K12 virtual instruction to cover hard-to-fill positions, with cost estimates.
The Rockdale County Board of Education received a preliminary financial report for December and a presentation on the FY26 budget calendar, and the district's human resources chief proposed several staffing strategies for hard-to-fill positions.
The Chief Financial Officer reported December revenues of $85,400,000 and year-to-date revenues of $151,000,000, representing 69.2% of the adopted budget. Year-to-date expenditures were $107,800,000, or about 48.6% of budget; encumbrances totaled $2,073,362. The CFO noted the district's current fund balance at $71,810,355 and cautioned that reliable revenue projections typically arrive at the end of March or in April, a factor that affects the tentative budget timetable.
The FY26 budget calendar calls for earlier-than-usual deadlines: schools and departments must submit budget requests…
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