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Washington County board hears FY27 budget draft showing roughly $6.8 million gap as district moves to meet $50,000 teacher-entry salary
Summary
Superintendent presented the FY27 budget draft projecting $96.41 million in revenues against $103.24 million in planned expenditures—an approximate $6.8 million shortfall—and outlined a state-required teacher-entry salary target of $50,000 that the district proposes to meet through a $2,095 flat raise (estimated $36 million cost).
The Washington County Board of Education reviewed a draft FY27 budget that projects roughly $96.41 million in revenues and $103.24 million in planned expenditures, leaving an estimated shortfall of about $6.8 million, Superintendent (S8) told the board.
Superintendent (S8) said the draft focuses on four strategic priorities and emphasized a state-mandated minimum entry salary for teachers. "We are trying to get to the minimum entry salary of $50,000," S8 said, and explained the district built a $2,095 flat-rate increase into the plan to meet the state schedule; the superintendent said that step would "equate[] to $36,000,000"…
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