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WJCC proposes FY27 budget that would boost pay, expand supports and ask localities for $1.92 million above baseline
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Keefer and CFO Renee Ewing presented a FY2027 budget that layers a 2% state-funded raise with additional local increases tied to a multi‑year pay study, funds special‑education and stipend adjustments, and leaves a projected $1.92 million gap that would require an above‑baseline local funding request if state aid does not increase.
Dr. Keefer, superintendent of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, and Renee Ewing, the division's chief financial officer, presented the proposed FY2027 operating budget to a joint meeting of the school board, the Williamsburg City Council and the James City County Board of Supervisors. The proposal centers on compensation, student supports and sustaining operations while aligning spending with the Elevate '28 strategic plan.
The division projects roughly $10.6 million in new revenue for FY27, including a state funding increase the presentation estimated at $4.6 million and a $6.0 million increase tied to the joint funding agreement adopted in October 2025. Expenditure needs were presented at approximately $12.6 million, producing a funding gap of about $1.92 million that would form the basis of an above‑baseline request to local governments unless additional state funds materialize.
"This is intentionally a budget of need, not a budget of want," Dr. Keefer said, framing the proposal as one…
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