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School board workshop: staff report county base allocation of 1.07% and the board coalesces around a 4% pay package in straw poll

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Board staff told members the county manager is recommending a 1.07% base allocation; the board ran straw polls on teacher pay scenarios and signaled a consensus around a 4% package while directing staff to press its budget ask to the county and prepare for a mid‑May presentation.

Board members heard an updated projection of county funding and sketched a preliminary local budget request during a budget workshop that emphasized personnel needs and contingency planning.

Dr. Phipps, presenting an update from county discussions, said the district’s working assumption for the county allocation is a 1.07% increase and that final numbers expected shortly could tweak that figure. "She shared with me on Friday that she felt comfortable with us moving at a dollar amount that's 1.07%," he said, noting staff would model that increase into…

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