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Franklin County schools request $8.93 million as enrollment falls; superintendent warns pay plan could become "out of reach"
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Sears told the Board tonight that declining enrollment (projected ADM 5,567) will cost the division about $1 million in state revenue and presented a needs-based FY27 request totaling $8,929,437, led by a $3.9 million phase‑three compensation push to restore teacher pay steps.
Dr. Sears presented Franklin County Public Schools' FY27 needs-based budget to the Board, saying the division projects average daily membership next year of 5,567 students, a drop of 137 that "results in a loss of a little over a million dollars in state revenue." He said the division built its request on a conservative Senate funding scenario and emphasized that rebenchmarking for standards-of-quality positions had softened some of the shortfall.
The superintendent listed the division's top priorities and their projected costs: phase three of the compensation study ($3.9…
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