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Williamson County board approves $571.68 million 2026–27 budget after restoring $2.2M for textbooks
Summary
The Williamson County Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt a $571.684 million general fund budget for 2026–27 after restoring $2.2 million to fully fund an elementary social studies textbook adoption; the budget still shows a $22.3 million shortfall that will go to the county commission.
The Williamson County Board of Education unanimously approved the 2026–27 general fund budget on March 23, voting 11–0 to adopt a $571,684,432 spending plan after adding an amendment to restore $2.2 million for an elementary social studies textbook adoption.
The board’s vote followed a presentation from Superintendent Golden outlining a roughly $39 million gap when the budget was first proposed and steps staff took to reduce that gap through expense cuts and revenue updates. Golden said staff eliminated more than $4 million in operational expenses, cut about $5.657 million in personnel costs and accounted for roughly $12.5 million to match a proposed…
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