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Randolph County Schools outlines $2.9M shortfall as dozens of personnel hearings press risks to counselors, electives and programs
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Dilly told a packed special board meeting that the district faces a projected $2.9 million deficit and that proposed personnel reductions would yield roughly $2.1 million in savings; dozens of employees, students and community members urged the board to spare counselors, arts, music, PE and career-technology classes.
The Randolph County Board of Education opened a special meeting at 5:32 p.m. as the district moves through personnel hearings tied to an estimated $2.9 million budget shortfall.
Superintendent Dr. Dilly told board members and the public that West Virginia law requires school systems to maintain a balanced budget and that failing to do so could trigger a Department of Education special review that limits local authority. He said the superintendent’s staffing recommendations would produce roughly $2.1 million toward closing the projected gap but cautioned that the reductions would not eliminate the deficit entirely.
The financial presentation framed the night’s schedule of…
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