RICHMOND, Va. — RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras shared his proposed budget cuts Thursday ahead of what he says will be a “difficult budget year,” including 50 layoffs and ending summer school for K-8 students.
In a letter to employees, Kamras said RPS is only expecting “modest” increases in revenue from Richmond and Virginia amid rising operational costs such as salaries, health insurance, and transportation.
“On the City side, we get most of our funding from property taxes. With the planned assessment freeze for next year, the pie just won’t increase very much,” Kamras wrote. “On the Commonwealth side, the General Assembly is grappling with how to fund Medicaid now that costs were shifted to the states given actions at the federal level.”…