Guilford County Schools Expected To Vote On Proposed Budget

The Guilford County school board is considering a budget that would include pay hikes for some district employees. 

A standoff between Governor Roy Cooper and the GOP-led legislature has resulted in a failure to pass the state's budget, which would include salary increases for public school employees.

But the state has approved several "mini-budget" bills, which do allow for local districts to address some salary and benefits issues. 

To that end, the Guilford County school board is expected to vote Tuesday on spending an anticipated $3.7 million on state-mandated salary and benefit increases.

The News & Record reports the bill provides for step increases for teachers and assistant principals and salary increases for principals.

About $1.6 million dollars would be earmarked for “non-certified” staff pay bumps.

Although commissioners recently approved a pay increase for bus drivers, the raises are not included in the county budget appropriation because the amount has not been finalized.