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District finance official briefs board on 2026-27 budget; warns mandates and salaries are main cost drivers
Summary
Finance presenter Willard told trustees that state mandates and personnel costs will drive the 2026-27 budget, projecting roughly $2.9 million in mandated personnel costs and about $3.7 million when discretionary increases are added; he warned revenue timing and the state formula limit early projections.
Willard, presenting an informational briefing to the Kershaw County School Board on May 5, described the district’s fiscal outlook for the 2026-27 budget and emphasized that mandates and personnel costs (salaries and fringe) are the primary drivers of expense.
Willard said the state’s teacher-salary changes include a $2,000 increase to starting pay and that the district’s average per-pupil funding was shown as approximately $6,023. He told trustees that fully…
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