The School Board of Orange County held its regularly-scheduled board meeting at 5:01 p.m. at the Ronald Blocker Educational Leadership Center. These are the highlights of the meeting:
Millage adopted to support 2021-2022 budget
After a public hearing, the school board adopted the millage required to support the budget for school year 2021-2022. The millage rate adopted is as follows:
| Millage Type |
2020-21 Rates |
2021-22 Rates |
| Required Local Effort |
3.609 |
3.489 |
| Basic Discretionary |
.748 |
.748 |
| Additional Voted |
1.000 |
1.000 |
| Capital Improvement |
1.500 |
1.500 |
| Total |
6.857 |
6.737 |
School Board approves budget for 2021-2022
The budget approved by the school board is as follows:
| 1. |
General Fund |
$2,319,737,091 |
| 2. |
Special Revenue Fund |
$227,752,511 |
| 3. |
Debt Service Fund |
$229,304,411 |
| 4. |
Capital Projects Fund |
$1,412,313,656 |
| 5. |
Internal Service Fund |
$343,346,144 |
View the presentation for additional details.
Changes regarding administrative personnel
Superintendent Barbara Jenkins introduced the following new administrator:
Michael Byrne II, assistant principal, Eagle Creek Elementary
Maria DiMura, assistant principal, Legacy Middle
Laquel Glenn, assistant principal, Meadow Woods Elementary
Sarah Ann Harper, assistant principal, Westridge Middle
Christopher Smart, assistant principal, Meadowbrook Middle
Latoya Thinn, assistant principal, Liberty Middle
Tammye Young, assistant principal, Wyndham Lakes Elementary
Katie Mae Hyser, assistant principal, Corner Lake Middle
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