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School leaders propose balanced FY2027 budget with 5% staff raise, bus-replacement and major‑maintenance financing
Summary
At the Jan. 22 work session, Superintendent Dr. Murray and budget lead Bob Meister presented a balanced FY2027 operating budget and CIP that would provide a proposed 5% raise for staff, advance a plan to purchase 45 buses annually (target 12–15 year replacement), and leverage technical VRS and bond funding to boost major‑maintenance spending.
Dr. Murray, superintendent, and Bob Meister, who led the technical presentation, presented the Chesterfield County Public Schools proposed FY2027 operating budget and capital improvement plan at the Jan. 22 board work session.
Dr. Murray framed the document as a needs‑based, balanced budget that uses recent state rebenchmarking and other technical adjustments to pursue pay and infrastructure goals. "One of those being a $60,000 starting teacher pay and $16 an hour for our hourly employees," he said, adding that this year's proposal aims to get "halfway home" on those targets.
Meister detailed revenue drivers: state rebenchmarking tied to enrollment and formula changes (he estimated roughly $27 million), the governor’s proposed 2% raise (about $7 million to the division) and a county transfer…
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