The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board began ranking funding priorities for the upcoming budget at a workshop on Thursday morning.
Superintendent Don Phipps compiled a list of more than a dozen categories, including full-time assistant principals, mental health staff, bilingual family support, technology replacements and more.
He asked board members to choose their top five. All present members had support for the exceptional children, or EC, department on their list. Phipps says this is the number one pick he’s heard from the school community, too…