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UCPS board accepts superintendent’s 2026–27 budget recommendation, seeks roughly $8.4 million from county to preserve teacher supplements
Summary
The Union County Board of Education accepted the superintendent’s recommended 2026–27 budget request and will ask the Board of County Commissioners for additional local funding (presented as roughly $8.4 million) to maintain teacher supplements and cover projected state funding losses tied to taxable property thresholds.
The Union County Board of Education voted to accept the superintendent’s recommended 2026–27 budget recommendation and will seek additional local funding from the county to preserve teacher compensation and cover projected state funding reductions.
Dr. Andrew G. Hulahan, UCPS superintendent, introduced the recommendation and said the board’s action tonight was to accept the recommendation for further refinement before a board approval vote on May 5. “Once that occurs, we will be working together between now and the May board meeting to make any edits or modifications,” he said.
Finance presenter Miss Mclam detailed assumptions and line‑item projections tied to uncertain state action, enrollment declines and rising operating costs. She presented a proposed operating budget in the neighborhood of $153 million with approximately $20.9 million in operating capital. The presentation characterized the total local request as an increase over the current year and showed several scenario calculations; presenters…
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