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Wythe County schools present FY26 operating budget, highlight $29M building and push for 1¢ sales tax option
Summary
Dr. Poole presented the Wythe County Public Schools FY26 operating budget, reported completion of a roughly $29 million building project, described student performance and career-pathway expansions, and renewed a request to allow a countywide 1¢ sales tax referendum to fund future school projects.
Dr. Poole, presenting a school-board update to the Wythe County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28, said the division’s FY26 budget book reflects a return to a normal operating budget after using federal and construction funds during previous years.
“The construction money and federal money is no longer in there,” Dr. Poole said, adding that the change makes for a “much cleaner budget every year.” He reported the completion of a recent school construction project that he said cost roughly $29,000,000.
The update outlined academic…
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