School board cuts $2M from budget proposal, gains county approval

School board cuts $2M from budget proposal, gains county approval

NEWLAND — The Avery County Board of Education and county commissioners met Thursday, May 22, to discuss the school board's proposed 2025-26 budget. The meeting followed several previous budget sessions in which commissioners requested the Board of Education present a…

Highland school board makes cuts to 2025-26 budget

MONTEREY — Highland County Public School superintendent Dr. Drew Maerz gave an update on budget issues to the Highland County Board of Supervisors at a work session on May 21. Maerz shared an amended school budget, which the school board approved earlier this month. The county had asked the school to reduce its budget request by 1 percent, and Maerz was able to do more than that once Virginia legislatures finalized the state budget and Maerz kne…

Cumberland School Board Approves Budget After Revisions

The Cumberland County School Board approved a revised budget Tuesday night to propose to the Cumberland County Budget Committee. The budget originally faced a $4 million deficit. Cumberland County Schools Chief Operations Officer Kim Bray said the newly approved budget still sits some $2.9 million in the red, but could be balanced. “The $3.1 million for the capital projects is currently included in that total at the bottom,” Bray said. “I just w…