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Forsyth County school board approves $2,000 employee supplement, adopts several policies
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Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved a FY26 budget amendment to provide a $2,000 supplemental payment to all employees (district share up to $2,456,305) and unanimously adopted policy revisions including JAA and JBC.
The Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved an amendment to the FY2026 budget on March 17 to provide a $2,000 supplemental payment to every employee in the district. Finance director Larry Hamill told the board the state will provide about $10.8 million toward the program but the district would need to draw on fund balance to cover the remainder; Hamill asked the board to amend the budget by up to $2,456,305 to cover the gap.
Chair (name not specified in the transcript) opened discussion before the vote and members expressed support for paying the supplement to all staff. “We’re not gonna leave some of our staff out in the dark,” the Chair said. After discussion, Mr. Grimes moved to adopt the amendment and Mr. Usherwood seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
At the same meeting the board also adopted recommended changes to policy JAA (equal educational opportunities), presented by Derek Hershey, associate superintendent of HR. Hershey said the revisions ensure alignment with updated laws and regulations; Doctor Young moved for approval and the board voted unanimously.
The board approved revisions to policy JBC (school admissions) after a presentation from Kathy Carpenter, who said changes (prompted by House Bill 268) expand provisional enrollment language to include “school programs” and adjust case‑management wording. The motion to adopt passed unanimously.
The board approved routine consent and personnel items earlier in the meeting, and adjourned after hearing public comments. The board recorded unanimous votes for the budget amendment and the policy adoptions.
What comes next: The supplemental pay will be implemented administratively after the budget amendment is posted; the board did not specify an implementation date in the public discussion recorded in the transcript.
