Many of you have attended prior meetings regarding the School Board Budget expecting to see more action taken. Now the BOS and School Board are looking ahead to the ’24-’25 fiscal year which begins next July 1.
In 2022, Northumberland County total, local revenues were $21.5 million, and expected to be $22M for fy23 During these same periods, the School Board budget accounted for $13.5 and $15.6 mil (63% & 71%) respectively !
School funding for 2023, from all sources, totaled $26.5 MILLION! With 1,170 students in all grades, this amounts to $22,693 per student! This EXCEEDS the tuition for a Freshman student at Old Dominion University!
Allowing our School Board to continue spending at this uncontrolled level will do only one sure thing…
Raise Your Property Taxes
Joint Finance Committee
In September 2023 a Joint Finance Committee was agreed to by the Supervisors and School Board and met for the first time.
The button below takes you to a YouTube video of the initial joint meeting. This meeting lasted an hour and ten minutes and brings clarity to the general issue. Watching it hopefully will generate some additional interest and questions that can be taken forward regarding the schools and the board of supervisors.
Citizens’ Committee Formed
A group of concerned citizens has come together to create a website to support Northumberland County families, students, teachers, and taxpayers through transparency in school funding and school actions.
Join the effort! Your voice counts.
Be heard. Be involved.
Be part of the change.
Citizen’s Portal – Click The Image at Left
Tell The School Board
Quoting from the School website:
“We are excited to start the 2024-2025 Budget Planning Process. Please complete this informal and short survey by clicking on the link below. Your input is very important to us and will be helpful in our analysis in projecting the 2024-2025 School Budget”
The link below takes you directly to the School Board webpage. You’ll find meeting agendas and minutes, and tell them what you (really?) think about their budget! Just a few short words are enough, they need to hear it all!
Thanks to Lynn Stuart & Karen Pica for their never limited effort to stand up for Northumberland citizens in following the School & County Board issues