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Randolph County Schools adopts budget, approves consent and personnel items; FY25 audit closed
Summary
Board approved consent calendar, minutes/contracts, finance items including a balanced FY26 budget and personnel actions (all votes 5‑0). Officials said the FY25 audit was closed and federal review was clean; board discussed liability insurance increases and confirmed $30 per‑student school allocations.
The Randolph County Schools board approved routine business items and the district budget during its regular meeting. Board members voted unanimously on several items: the consent calendar passed 5‑0; minutes, agreements and contracts were approved; the finance package — including the balanced FY26 budget and step‑seven allocations — passed 5‑0; and personnel items passed 5‑0 after an executive session where the board said no decisions were made while in closed session.
Finance staff reported the FY25 audit has been closed by the West Virginia Department of Education and that federal audit review returned clean results. The board adopted a balanced budget that finance staff said had been posted on the district website; specific publication dates were mentioned for internal notice.
Board members discussed the district's liability insurance paid via BRIM and cited a figure of $434,000 for liability coverage as an example of high costs the district pays. Finance staff explained that step‑seven funds cover textbooks, technology, copier contracts and special allocations to schools; board members were told that each school will receive $30 per student based on the October 1 count with adjustments for anticipated school closures.
Procedural notes: the board moved into executive session under statute 6‑9A‑4B for personnel matters at 7:00 p.m. and returned at 7:29 p.m., stating there were no decisions made in executive session. The personnel agenda included permission to create and post two math coach positions funded by a state grant; the superintendent clarified those positions are grant‑funded, not funded from county general funds.
Votes at a glance: consent calendar — approved 5‑0; minutes/agreements/contracts — approved 5‑0; finance — approved 5‑0; personnel — approved 5‑0.
