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Schools report VDOE training grant, emergency $36,568.66 elementary hot-water repair and CIP change
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Sykes told supervisors the division received a Virginia Department of Education grant to fund restraint and seclusion training and reported removing a high-school HVAC replacement from FY26 CIP after vendor cost increases, leaving $80,000; an emergency $36,568.66 hot-water tank was procured and installed.
Superintendent Dr. Sykes presented a budget supplement request related to a Virginia Department of Education grant for restraint and seclusion training aimed at administrators and special education staff. The board approved the budget supplement request by motion and roll call.
Dr. Sykes also updated the board on capital improvements: a planned HVAC replacement for the high school cafeteria was removed from the FY26 CIP because vendor pricing exceeded the allocated amount, leaving about $80,000 in county funds that will remain with the county and be added to the FY27 CIP. She said the school division executed an emergency procurement for an elementary-school hot-water tank costing $36,568.66; bids were solicited and the lowest bid was chosen and installed over the Christmas break to avoid disruption to classes.
On the state budget, Dr. Sykes described the governor’s proposed budget as offering a 2% salary increase for SOQ-funded positions and said the delegation was cautiously optimistic for increased state funding, citing a reported $2,000,000,000 state cash surplus and concerns about rising Medicaid costs. She also reported a drop of roughly 20–25 kindergarten students this year, which will affect budget projections and was discussed as staff prepare the division’s FY27 submittal due before April 1.
"We are cautiously optimistic on what that looks like for Middlesex County Public Schools," Dr. Sykes said when summarizing the governor's proposal and its likely effects on local funding.
The presentation included Q&A from supervisors on LCI (composite index) changes and enrollment details; staff said they will use the General Assembly's eventual action and the governor's proposal to model budget submissions.
