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Wood County board approves FY27 budget, requests $18.7 million in county funding
Summary
The Wood County School Board on March 12 approved its FY27 budget, including a county operational request of $18,737,718 and provisions to pay a proposed $1,500 bonus for full‑time staff; the board also flagged an estimated $412,000 arbitrage repayment and a projected $1.3M rise in health insurance costs.
The Wood County School Board voted March 12 to approve the division’s FY27 budget and to request $18,737,718 in county operational appropriation. The request is about $3,148,249 above the required local match and represents an increase the division said is needed to maintain staffing and services.
Superintendent designee Dr. Poole presented the budget to the board, outlining several pressures the division expects to cover: a proposed $1,500 bonus for full‑time employees…
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