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Isle of Wight school board focuses on pay increases, defers bus purchases amid state funding uncertainty
Summary
At a special budget work session the Isle of Wight County School Board continued review of the superintendent’s proposed operating budget, prioritizing employee compensation over some capital items, including new buses, while staff and board discuss state funding uncertainty and next steps to submit the budget to the county.
The Isle of Wight County School Board on Wednesday continued work on the superintendent’s proposed operating budget, emphasizing plans to prioritize pay increases and benefits for employees while postponing some capital purchases, including new buses.
Superintendent (role on the record) told the board that although the division still needs additional buses and other capital items, those purchases were not included in the current operating budget because the board decided to prioritize employee compensation and health insurance. “We have known that we need additional buses … [but] we elected to not put the additional buses that we need for this year because we know that the compensation of our employees takes precedent,” the superintendent said.
Board members praised the finance staff for a 0-based review that they said trimmed waste and produced savings. One board member credited…
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