OXFORD â Granville Countyâs school board has asked the County Commissioners to raise local spending in K-12 education by $758,591 in fiscal 2021-22.
Because charter schools that serve Granville County students get a cut of the local allocation, the increase would actually translate into an additional $584,115 for the Granville County Public Schools, district officials said.
System officials say the additional money would cover their estimate of the increased costs that come with state-mandated salary and benefit changes for teachers and other employees.
Board members approved the request on April 19. Member Tom Houlihan said that county leaders have âheard clearly the money that we need for personnelâ cost increases. They have made âno promisesâ about fully funding the systemâs request, but have yet to signal that it âainât going to happen.â