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Bedford County Public Schools outlines FY26‑27 budget pressures: 30% insurance spike, step raises, SRO funding and nutrition shortfalls
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Randy Haagler presented the FY26‑27 budget summary highlighting a modeled 30% increase in health insurance costs, a built‑in 3% salary column plus step raises, funding to absorb 13 elementary SROs and two pilot elementary ISS positions, and multi‑year reversion projections that could widen a $2.9M gap.
Bedford County Public Schools administrators told the school board on March 5 that the FY26‑27 budget will be shaped by rising health insurance costs, a push to remain regionally competitive on pay, and structural state funding changes that could create a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall.
Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations Randy Haagler (S2) said the budget package includes an assumption of a 3% state salary column and associated step raises, and that the division built its budget to absorb a projected 30% increase in health insurance premiums. "This initiative will address an expected 30% increase in health insurance premiums for FY26 and '27," Haagler said.
Haagler said the proposed operating‑fund increases…
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