Stafford School Board Meeting Preview
Tonight, the Board will hold a roundtable, which will be immediately followed by a work session on staffing standards, the CIP, and the budget.
By Martin Davis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The Stafford County School Board will hold a School Board Budget “Round-Table” with PTO/PTA and Head Start Policy Council Representatives on Tuesday beginning at 6:00 p.m. There is no formal agenda for this meeting.
Immediately afterward the Board will hold a work session with two discussion items.
Work Session
Staffing Standards: In December 2022, the board adopted staffing standards for schools - based primarily on total enrollment as well as enrollment of special population students - with a proposed five-year implementation schedule. In February 2025, the school board’s Finance and Budget Committee received an update on implementation of these standards to date based on the adopted FY24-FY25 budgets. Today, staff will provide the board with an update that reflects the FY26 adopted budget, as well as considerations for implementation and/or adjustment to the standards for the remaining two years of the original implementation cycle. (Staffing Standards Document)
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Budget Discussion:
FY27-FY36 CIP
The school board’s finalized 10-year CIP is due to the board of supervisors in November. The superintendent and staff are seeking input from the board and will present a revised version incorporating any requests for the board’s review in October. The CIP was previously discussed by the school board at its August 26 and September 9 work sessions, and by the school board’s Finance and Budget Committee on August 5. Additionally, a CIP Town Hall was held on September 16.
FY27 Budget
The superintendent will present his recommended FY27 budget to the school board on January 27. The school board’s local funding request will then be presented to the board of supervisors during a joint meeting on February 26. The two boards will then meet again on April 16 to discuss the funding request in detail.
For all documents related to CIP and Budget discussion, see this page.
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