ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Teachers and instructional staff in Buncombe County Schools will not receive a state-funded salary supplement this year after the district lost eligibility for the program, officials said.
In an email sent to employees Monday afternoon, district leaders said the North Carolina certified teacher and instructional personnel supplement — known as PRC071 — will not be included in April paychecks. The district no longer qualifies for the funding because of an increase in the county’s assessed property value.
According to the district, eligibility for the supplement is tied to a county’s adjusted property tax value, which must fall below $50.9 billion. Buncombe County’s tax base rose to about $62.3 billion, exceeding the threshold and disqualifying the district. Officials said Buncombe is now one of four public school systems in the state that do not qualify for the supplement…