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Board hears budget briefing as county considers per‑pupil funding change; district eyes modest pay increases
Summary
Budget staff told the board the county faces roughly a $21.5 million gap and is discussing switching to a per‑pupil funding model; the district proposed a conservative set of asks including a 4% request overall and expansion items (3% certified supplement costing about $1.3M, classified supplement increase costing ~$300k, and bus driver alignment options of $93k–$305k).
Miss Rhett, presenting the superintendent's recommended budget, told the committee that county finance modeling shows "a 21 and a half million dollar gap that they are looking at that they're going to have to figure out how to close the gap." The briefing framed the district's budget choices against that county gap, statewide enrollment declines and flat federal grants.
Why it matters: the county's choice of how to increase funding (raise the total county pot first versus increase a per‑pupil figure) can change Orange County Schools' local allocation materially if the district continues to lose funded students. The presenter showed modeling where a per‑pupil approach, combined with local enrollment decline, could reduce the district's funding relative to the…
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