It’s still going to be a big ask, but the Williamsburg-James City County schools shaved a few million dollars off the double-digit budget increase they are seeking from local taxpayers.
They may be able to ask for even less if Gov. Glenn Youngkin agrees to the additional school funding approved by the General Assembly in its recently concluded session, the school board was told Tuesday night.
“We’re stuck between those two realities, what is needed and what is there, and so we have to do our part,” School Board Chair Sarah G. Ortego said. “Everyone has to make tough decisions.”
Ortego also announced that the school board will meet candidates for the school superintendent post behind closed doors at an undisclosed location within the next 15 days. The school board contracted with a search firm to find a replacement for Olwen Herron, who retired in January.
Schools originally asked Williamsburg and James City County to increase their contribution by 13% -- more than $13.9 million -- for the…