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Supervisors Hear FY2027 Shenandoah County Public Schools Budget Proposal, Press for Project Detail
Summary
School leaders told supervisors the FY2027 request centers on personnel (a proposed 3.5% COLA and incentives), a new maintenance supervisor post, and $5.7 million sought for A/E design tied to roughly $119 million in planned capital projects; supervisors asked for project-level cost breakdowns and tax/debt impacts.
Dr. Sheppard presented the Shenandoah County Public Schools’ FY2027 budget request, saying personnel account for roughly 86% of school expenditures and outlining proposals that include a new maintenance-supervisor position, a proposed 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment plus step increases, special-education incentives, and higher health-insurance costs.
She told the board that state revenue is estimated to be $3.5 million higher and that the schools plan to request $5.7 million in FY27 for architectural and engineering design work as part of about $119 million in planned capital projects. Supervisors pressed for greater specificity on which projects would be paid from those A/E funds and on the operating costs that would follow any new facilities. The session ended with the board asking for debt-service estimates and clearer, itemized project lists.
