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Rappahannock County school board advances budget plan that includes 6% teacher raise and shifts health-insurance costs to staff
Summary
The board previewed a proposed FY27 budget that would give teachers a 6% raise and other staff 3%, while passing a reported 21.8% health-insurance premium increase largely to employees. Staff estimated absorbing the full premium increase would cost roughly $360,000; a $1,500 state bonus remains uncertain.
Rappahannock County school leaders on Wednesday outlined a proposed FY27 budget that would add a 6% instructional pay increase for teachers and 3% for other staff, while shifting most of a 21.8% jump in health-insurance premiums onto employees.
Staff presented the highlights during the board’s meeting, saying the division built the raises into its bottom line while accounting for grant funding and capital priorities. “Our proposed budget has 3% across the board for all staff. We put in a 6% instructional raise, and we’ll talk about that and why,” the superintendent said during the presentation.
Why it matters: board members and staff said the combination of raises and insurer cost…
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