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Craven County Schools ask commissioners for $3.8 million amid enrollment drop and state budget uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Matthew Cheeseman and CFO Heidi Daly asked Craven County commissioners to increase the school operating appropriation by about $3.8 million and to consider capital funding, citing a decade‑long enrollment decline, exhausted reserves and large state budget uncertainty that could force cuts including 21+ state‑funded positions.
Dr. Matthew Cheeseman, superintendent of Craven County Schools, told the Board of Commissioners on May 4 that the district needs local support to respond to falling enrollment, aging buildings and uncertainty in the state budget. "We are going to start working on developing a 10‑year capital plan," Cheeseman said, and invited commissioners to tour schools to see facility needs firsthand.
The presentation, followed by a detailed finance briefing from Chief Finance Officer Heidi Daly, framed the district's request as a combination of operating and capital needs. Daly said the district is projecting an operating request of 29,346,954 and a capital outlay request of 3,543,576 as presented to commissioners. She warned that North…
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