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School board says local funding ask is $167,000 lower; warns staffing could be affected if cuts occur
Summary
Tiffany Robins, vice chair of the Middlesex County School Board, thanked the Board of Supervisors and said the school board's approved budget reduces its local funding request by about $167,000 while maintaining teacher salary increases via external funds; she cautioned that local funding reductions could affect staffing and contracts.
Tiffany Robins, vice chair of the Middlesex County School Board representing Pinetop, spoke during the public comment period and thanked the Board of Supervisors for partnership while summarizing the school division's budget position. "The School Board’s approved budget for the coming year includes a local funding request that is approximately $167,000 less than that of the previous year," she said and noted the board had identified external funding sources and reallocations to cover teacher salary increases without asking for additional county funding.
Robins warned that reductions in local funding "could impact staffing and teacher contracts" and asked for the Board's continued support. During subsequent board discussion, Supervisor Reginald A. Williams asked Dr. Seitz clarifying questions about the step program and contract structure and expressed a preference for a flat raise rather than percentage-based increases; the transcript records the question but not a response from Dr. Seitz during this meeting.
