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Henry County school board approves budget adjustments, bonuses and multiple contracts
Summary
The Henry County School Board approved budget reconciliations after county funding came in below the board’s request, authorized employee bonuses and a series of purchases and contracts — including interactive classroom technology, curriculum resources, roofing design services and paving at Laurel Park Middle School.
The Henry County School Board approved a set of financial and contract actions at its May meeting, moving to reconcile the division’s requested operating budget with a lower figure approved by the county and to fund several one-time and capital needs.
Board staff told trustees the board-approved operating request totaled $118,991,871 but the county supervisors approved $117,973,744, leaving a local funding shortfall of $1,018,127. To align the division’s budget with the county’s appropriation, staff recommended adjustments that include an instructional reduction of about $818,000 (which staff said would eliminate a small number of proposed family-liaison positions) and a $200,000 reduction in facilities funding. The board approved the recommendation to adjust the categories to reconcile the difference and to forward necessary…
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