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Bedford County board adopts FY2627 budget amid warnings of larger reversion shortfall
Summary
The board adopted the FY2627 operating budget and supplemental requests (including local pick-up of SRO costs and pilot elementary ISS) while the superintendent warned the division faces a multi‑year reversion shortfall and a potential $2.9 million gap by FY28 without additional funding.
At the March 12 meeting the Bedford County School Board approved the division’s proposed FY2627 operating budget and related adjustments. Superintendent Mr. Depair and finance staff described priorities embedded in the budget: phased compensation adjustments to remain regionally competitive, retaining School Resource Officers (SROs) at elementary campuses by locally funding those positions, and launching elementary in‑school suspension pilots to support behavior and instruction.
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