The Patrick County School Board heard updates on its fiscal year 2023-24 and 2024-25 budgets at its May 9 meeting.
Schools Superintendent Jason Wood said the timeline for the budget was difficult because the division set a budget in March 2023 and received the finalized state budget in Sept. 2023.
“Which in that was a loss of $135,870 in local funds, and we notified the appropriation board and the board of supervisors of that lost revenue,” he said.
In December 2023, Gov. Glenn Youngkin revised the budget, which was officially adjusted in March 2024. The school lost an additional $170,431 in local funds.
“It’s their saving and our loss as a school division. With just two budget adjustments, we’ve lost over $300,000 in local dollars, that doesn’t include what changed at the state level for us,” he said.
Wood also gave credit to the division’s department heads and its administrative team for making sure the division is operating as fiscally conservative as it could.
Wood said the division is still waiting for the upcoming fiscal year’s budget to be approved.
The General Assembly will reconvene on May 15, “so, we’re hoping to find out about the state budget very quickly,” Wood said.
In other matters, the board:
*Heard the superintendent’s report.
*Heard an update on division projects.
*Approved giving Assistant Superintendent Shannon Brown the authority to sign documents in the superintendent’s absence.
*Approved the migrant certification as presented.
*Approved the division literacy plan as presented.
*Approved the purchase of Family Life Resources.
*Approved the consent agenda.
*Approved personnel reports 1 and 2, as amended.
*Approved certificated personnel recommendation lists 1-5.
*Approved support staff recommendation list 1-3.
