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Board approves $333M preliminary budget, Microsoft and ticketing agreements and policy changes
Summary
The New Hanover County School Board adopted its FY26‑27 recommended budget, voted to approve a $425,000 Microsoft EES subscription, renewed a ticketing agreement, and adopted revised public comment policy 23.10; several votes were contested and recorded.
The New Hanover County Board of Education on May 5 approved a slate of items including a recommended FY26‑27 budget totaling $333,000,000, a Microsoft EES subscription agreement, renewal of a ticketing service, and changes to the board’s public participation policy.
At the meeting the board voted 6–1 to adopt the recommended 2026–27 budget, which staff presented as a $333 million beginning budget that includes a district request to the county for a 3% operating increase, a proposed 3% pre-K increase, built-in assumptions for a 3% employee raise (contingent on state action), and a proposed $25 per-student annual technology fee to help offset device insurance costs. CFO Ashley Sutton said the budget reflects recurring and one-time revenues and that the district used Title I carryover to sustain pre‑K slots after a…
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