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Superintendent previews $35.1 million amendment; board approves bond projects and HVAC contract

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Don Phipps reviewed FY2026 budget amendment and transfer No. 8 totaling about $35.1 million—largely federal grant carryover—and staff answered questions about state and local fund coding. The board approved a consent agenda (unanimous), capital bond projects (7–1) and an HVAC design contract (unanimous).

Superintendent Don Phipps and district finance staff reviewed budget amendment and transfer number 8 covering activity from Nov. 21 through Dec. 19, 2025, describing a roughly $35.1 million net change driven primarily by federal grant carryover.

Phipps told the board, "It looks like a large amount, and it certainly is. It's $35,000,000 increase, but the lion's share of that is a federal grants fund of $30,546,000," and explained that some lines are carryovers while…

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