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Matthews County superintendent presents FY26 operating budget with proposed 4% scale increase and maintenance shift to county
Summary
At a Feb. 4 joint work session, Matthews County Division Superintendent Dr. Daniels outlined a FY2025–26 operating budget that assumes enrollment of about 725 students, proposes a 4% across‑the‑board scale increase plus a one‑step raise, and shifts several maintenance accounts to county control, producing a $544,000 summarized decline in school maintenance costs and line items the superintendent said total closer to $800,000.
On Feb. 4, at a joint work session of the Matthews County School Board and Board of Supervisors, Division Superintendent Dr. Daniels presented the Matthews County Public Schools proposed FY2025–26 operating budget and its key assumptions, including a 4% increase to the salary scale plus a one‑step movement on the pay scale and an operating request for additional local funding.
Dr. Daniels said the budget is being built on a projected enrollment of about 725 students (current enrollment was reported around 760) and that the division is asking the county for an additional operating contribution of roughly $290,000. State funding is expected to decline by about $170,000 from current levels, she said, and federal funding is forecast to remain roughly stable.
Why it matters: The proposal combines a scale increase with a step…
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