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Warren County board urges state lawmakers to pass budget that boosts pay, EC funding and school repairs
Summary
The Warren County Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution urging the General Assembly to pass the state budget, endorsing step increases for school employees, larger repair/renovation funds, recruitment of school health staff, and a weighted funding model for exceptional children.
The Warren County Board of Education voted to approve a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to pass a state budget that the district says is needed to stabilize local planning. Superintendent Dr. Montigu Davis told the board the district had received roughly 55% of expected state funding so far and is planning the 2026–27 local budget without full knowledge of state appropriations.
The resolution, as summarized in the meeting, asks the legislature to include step increases for all school employees (as proposed in House Bill 257, version six), raise repair and renovation funds (from $50 million to $70 million in the plan cited by district staff), provide $220.7 million in recruitment funds to add roughly 320 additional school health personnel, and adopt a weighted funding model for exceptional children to better reflect the intensity of services schools must provide.
Board members moved to approve the resolution and the motion carried. Board members encouraged parents and community members to contact state legislators in support of a timely budget passage. The superintendent said the district would make copies of the resolution available for constituents to send to legislators.
The board’s action is a formal local plea to the legislature; it does not itself alter district budgets but is intended to support state funding that district leaders say would reduce the local share required to meet special‑education and staffing needs.
