School Board Seeks $22M in Additional Budget Allocations

Douglas Graham/Loudoun Now The Loudoun County School Board on Tuesday was briefed on nearly $22 million in requests administrators recommend make up the division’s end-of-year fund balance request.Each year, county departments can request part of the county’s surplus funds. The total of this year’s fund balance is not yet known.Schools Chief Financial Officer Sharon Willoughby presented a plan seeking $7.83 million in operating fund requests and $14.6 million in capital budget requests.The capital improvement request is made up entirely of funding for school restroom enhancements. A staff report says the funding would accelerate a plan to complete installation of “privacy restrooms” in all middle and high schools from seven to five years.The restroom program was begun in 2023 as a pilot program stemming from 2021 concerns over which bathroom transgender students should use.

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