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Goochland school leaders weigh insurance cost-sharing, targeted raises in budget workshop
Summary
At a budget workshop, staff outlined three insurance cost-sharing proposals, recommended a 3% baseline salary increase plus targeted raises for certain administrative positions, and discussed transportation staffing and capital priorities as the division balances roughly $1.27M in starting funds.
Goochland County school leaders on Tuesday discussed a series of budget options that would affect employee pay, health benefits and staffing priorities as the division prepares for a public budget presentation.
Staff opened the budget workshop saying they were "still budgeting with an assumption of 3%" for pay increases and that a county transfer figure remained in flux. The presentation compared health-insurance premium costs across nearby divisions and offered three cost-sharing proposals for any premium increases.
Why it matters: decisions this board makes will affect take-home pay for staff, the division’s ability to recruit and retain teachers and drivers, and the affordability of…
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