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Superintendent asks Southampton County for $4.0M to preserve programs, proposes 5% pay raise and twice-monthly pay
Summary
Acting Superintendent Dr. Chandra Harris Mohammad asked supervisors to fund a $4,000,615 school request for FY2026-27 that includes a proposed 5% staff raise and a move from monthly to twice-monthly pay; she warned level funding would force larger classes and cuts to services for students with special needs.
Dr. Chandra Harris Mohammad, the acting superintendent for Southampton County Public Schools, told the Board of Supervisors on April 15 that the school division is seeking $4,000,615 from the county for fiscal year 2026-27 to maintain current services and staff levels.
"Our school division is fully accredited," Harris Mohammad said in opening her presentation, and then framed the ask around rising costs: the local composite index has increased (from about 0.28 to about 0.32), electricity and diesel prices have risen, and the board and administration budgeted a 10% increase for health insurance. Harris Mohammad said those factors combine for a projected 16.91% increase in the division’s budget and that the $4,000,615 request would allow the division to retain existing positions…
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