Schools urge $242,748 local match; board approves state-driven FY27 amendment
Summary
Nottoway County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Martin told the board the district needs an additional $242,748 in local funding to meet required local effort and avoid risking nearly $1 million in state funds; the board voted to appropriate a FY27 amendment totaling $659,425 as presented.
Dr. Martin, speaking for Nottoway County Public Schools, told the board that approximately 72% of the school division's funding comes from the Commonwealth and 28% from the local community. He said the division must provide a required local effort and that a shortfall of $242,748 would jeopardize nearly $1 million in state funding. "Doing more with less does not mean less is enough," Dr. Martin said while outlining the personnel and capital needs behind the request.
After the presentation the board debated timing and the relationship between county and school budgets. Members acknowledged that the state's final budget arrived after most local budgets had been adopted, producing the discrepancy. The board approved an FY27 budget amendment—shown in meeting materials as $659,425 in total changes—which includes the school-requested local match portion; staff noted the county's net contribution portion of the state-driven changes and appropriated the amendment at the meeting.
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