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Board approves $137.6 million budget amendment amid discussion of fund-balance use and charter enrollment impacts
Summary
The Chatham County Board approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for 2025'26, which sets a total amended budget of $137,607,289.89 and reconciles state, federal and local funds. Board members discussed one-time fund-balance uses since COVID, an unexpected charter enrollment increase that cost roughly $700,000, and the need for fiscal discipline while
The Chatham County Board of Education on Nov. 3 approved its first budget amendment for the 2025'26 fiscal year, bringing the district's total amended budget to $137,607,289.89 and reconciling state, federal and local funds.
A staff presenter described fund-level changes: an increase of $508,334 in the state public-school fund driven by categorical allotments, principal bonuses and literacy/intervention grants; a local current-expense decrease of $1.7 million reflecting actual county appropriations and strategic reductions (utilities, maintenance, instructional supplies) meant to protect classroom staffing; and a federal grants increase of about $2.9 million for Title programs and…
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