Staunton Schools and City Council $444,000 apart on spending plan Staunton City Council and School Board holding a joint meeting to talk about next year s school budget. (Source: WVIR) By Tara Todd | April 8, 2021 at 11:32 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 11:32 PM
STAUNTON, Va. (WVIR) - In Staunton Thursday night, the School Board and City Council had a joint meeting to talk money, and theyâre still $444,000 apart on a spending plan.
The School District is asking the city for $13.9 million dollars. Itâs the same amount of money budgeted for 2020, pre-pandemic. That would help address the effects of the pandemic and support strategic initiatives. That includes a 5% employee raise and 19 new demand-driven positions, some of which fill holes left by the 2009 recession.