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Randolph County board hears employees’ appeals as district seeks $2.9M in savings
Summary
At multi-night personnel hearings, dozens of Randolph County Schools employees — including Title I teachers, social workers and Communities In Schools coordinators — appealed recommended transfers and terminations the district says are needed to address a projected $2.9 million budget shortfall tied to uncertain grant funding.
The Randolph County Board of Education held a long public session of personnel hearings after administrators proposed transfers and terminations intended to close a projected $2.9 million budget gap.
Dr. Dilley opened the hearings by reminding board members, staff and the public that West Virginia law requires a balanced budget and warned a failure to meet obligations could trigger a Department of Education review. He said proposed reductions would produce about $2,100,000 toward the district’s $2,900,000 projected shortfall and that staffing changes were driven by enrollment and grant‑funding uncertainty.
Why it matters: Board members must weigh fiscal responsibility against the potential impact on services for students. Administration said it hopes state grant clarity after the legislative session and that federal funding remains uncertain; if funding returns, the district will ask the board to rescind reductions.
Across more than a dozen hearings, employees described the work behind positions…
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