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Board approves tiered coaching supplement plan after debate over one-time county funds
Summary
The board voted to distribute a one-time $50,000 county grant to coaches using a tiered schedule (option B) after discussing tax/benefit treatment, number of coaches (99) and whether funds were recurring.
The Bladen County Board of Education considered how to allocate $50,000 the county commissioners designated for coaching supplements for the 2025–26 school year. The funding was presented as a one-time allocation and not recurring, a point members said prevented raising salary scales.
Administration offered two distribution options: Option A (flat distribution) would have paid $380 pretax to every coach; Option B proposed tiered payments (high-school head coach $500, high-school assistant $300, middle-school head $350, middle-school assistant $150). Board discussion covered the tax/benefit withholding implications for employees (payments treated as compensation), the number of coaches (board staff said 99 total across high and middle schools), and whether the district should seek recurring support.
After debate, the board first considered Option A (no), and then approved Option B by show of hands; the chair directed finance and administration to arrange reimbursements with the county and to include end-of-season documentation so the county could verify payments. Administration said final disbursements will be processed after season completion and county reimbursement.
The motion passed; the board did not record individual roll-call tallies in the public transcript, and members noted the one-time nature of the funds limited their ability to change the district pay scale.
