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Albemarle officials outline $6.1M budget gap and proposed cuts; math-specialist rollout and state bonus options debated
Summary
Budget staff said a proposed county revenue reduction would create a $6.1 million deficit for the schools; staff proposed eliminating a $4.1M CIP transfer, scaling back math and data specialist hires from six to two and using one-time funds for technology while exploring a state bonus program that would require substantial local matching.
Albemarle County Public Schools staff presented a balancing scenario on March 26 to close a projected $6.1 million budget gap driven by a $6.4 million proposed reduction in county revenues and technical adjustments that decreased available funding by about $300,000.
Maya Kumazawa, director of budget and planning, outlined the recommended reductions that would close the gap: eliminate a $4.1 million budgeted transfer to the capital improvement program (CIP), reduce the proposed math and data specialist positions from six to two, cut division services FTE by about $400,000, and use one-time revenues to cover technology expenses.…
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