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Granville County Schools ask commissioners to maintain baseline funding and add money for coaches and a Leader in Me restart
Summary
School leaders presented a draft budget and five funding priorities: continuation funds for salaries/benefits, sustained SRO support, continued capital commitments (including a $15 million loan structure), a one-time $100,000 start for the Leader in Me program (total $139,000 including charter share) and recurring funding to preserve about five instructional coaches (district cost $500,000; $695,000 including charter transfers).
School leaders (speaker 8, presenting, and speaker 12, finance lead) gave commissioners a detailed budget briefing that framed the district's fiscal requests for the county.
Lede: The Granville County Public Schools delegation told commissioners the district's total budget is just under $98 million and that salaries and benefits account for about 68% of expenditures. The district reported a $4.6 million fund balance at the end of 2024-25 per audit and said it expects an unassigned balance around $4.1 million; school staff said their goal is to move closer to an $6.0 million unassigned fund balance.
Nut graf: School leaders outlined five priorities for the county: continuation funds to keep staffing and benefits steady…
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