Gloucester County school board adopts proposed FY27 budget with 3% pay plan
March 12, 2026 | GLOUCESTER CO PBLC SCHS, School Districts, Virginia
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The Gloucester County School Board voted unanimously to adopt the superintendent
nd staffY27 proposed operating budget, including a 3% compensation increase, and directed staff to provide a federal/state/local revenue breakdown for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
The superintendent opened the night y saying the budget is shaped primarily by two factors: declining student enrollment and a higher Local Composite Index (LCI), which reduces state aid and raises the locality ontribution. "There are two factors that affect this budget and that is declining enrollment and the higher LCI," the superintendent said, noting the board has reviewed the presentation multiple times and would focus on changes since the last session.
The proposal models two compensation scenarios tied to health‑insurance decisions: a 2% plan reflected in one chamber
nd a 3% plan in another. Staff said projected health‑insurance cost increases of roughly 15% are being modeled and that the board ecision on compensation affects recommended premium adjustments. The superintendent also told the board staff had added roughly $300,000 in the operating fund to cover anticipated increases in utility costs.
Board members asked for more detailed line‑item information. One member moved to adopt the superintendent's proposed budget "that includes the 3% compensation increase and revised health insurance premiums as the school board's proposed budget to present to the BOS for consideration," and asked staff to provide the requested federal/state/local revenue breakdown at next week
joint meeting; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll call vote with all members voting yes.
The budget presentation also included a requested additional high‑school community engagement coordinator/FTE to fill a communications gap; staff said the position's reporting structure and funding source (county versus school‑division) would need to be worked out with county leadership. The superintendent summarized grants in the transcript as federal grants of $2,805,504 and a total grants figure of $3,448,504; the transcript's stated figure for state grants was unclear and staff said the numbers were based on the governor's budget and not final.
The board set procedural next steps: the school board must submit its budget to the county by April 1, and the school board plans to adopt the operating budget on May 12. The board announced a joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium to review the proposal.
The motion adopted the FY27 proposal as the school board's proposed budget to present to the board of supervisors; no amendments to the overall compensation level were adopted at the meeting.
nd staffY27 proposed operating budget, including a 3% compensation increase, and directed staff to provide a federal/state/local revenue breakdown for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
The superintendent opened the night y saying the budget is shaped primarily by two factors: declining student enrollment and a higher Local Composite Index (LCI), which reduces state aid and raises the locality ontribution. "There are two factors that affect this budget and that is declining enrollment and the higher LCI," the superintendent said, noting the board has reviewed the presentation multiple times and would focus on changes since the last session.
The proposal models two compensation scenarios tied to health‑insurance decisions: a 2% plan reflected in one chamber
nd a 3% plan in another. Staff said projected health‑insurance cost increases of roughly 15% are being modeled and that the board ecision on compensation affects recommended premium adjustments. The superintendent also told the board staff had added roughly $300,000 in the operating fund to cover anticipated increases in utility costs.
Board members asked for more detailed line‑item information. One member moved to adopt the superintendent's proposed budget "that includes the 3% compensation increase and revised health insurance premiums as the school board's proposed budget to present to the BOS for consideration," and asked staff to provide the requested federal/state/local revenue breakdown at next week
joint meeting; the motion was seconded and carried on a roll call vote with all members voting yes.
The budget presentation also included a requested additional high‑school community engagement coordinator/FTE to fill a communications gap; staff said the position's reporting structure and funding source (county versus school‑division) would need to be worked out with county leadership. The superintendent summarized grants in the transcript as federal grants of $2,805,504 and a total grants figure of $3,448,504; the transcript's stated figure for state grants was unclear and staff said the numbers were based on the governor's budget and not final.
The board set procedural next steps: the school board must submit its budget to the county by April 1, and the school board plans to adopt the operating budget on May 12. The board announced a joint meeting with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. in the auditorium to review the proposal.
The motion adopted the FY27 proposal as the school board's proposed budget to present to the board of supervisors; no amendments to the overall compensation level were adopted at the meeting.
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