FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education has recommended a budget proposal for the next fiscal year after one formal delay.
In a special-called meeting, the board recommended asking Forsyth County commissioners for roughly $213 million.
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On the heels of a year fraught with fighting a snowballing deficit, WS/FCS continues to try and move forward financially. They remain in about $4 million of debt, according to district officials.
The proposed county appropriation totals about $178 million, including Article 46 revenue, which supplements teacher salaries.
WS/FCS Superintendent Don Phipps calls the “base budget” is the bare bones necessities…