Guilford County School Officials Preparing To Discuss Budget Cuts

Next week, the Guilford County School Board will meet again to talk about budget cuts proposed by the district superintendent. And the board has a lot to consider.

While the media has not yet seen the budget proposal, a few things have been made clear by Guilford County Schools.

In a press release, the district says a combination of new state mandates and years of budget cutting means some difficult choices are on the way.

That could result in fewer teaching assistant jobs, bigger class sizes in some grades, and fees for students who want to play sports.

According to Guilford County School Board member Byron Gladden, this year's budget process is going to be tough.

“It's painful when you have to make cuts and you have to make the determination of what is priority,” Gladden says. “However, I fully support the superintendent's recommendations as presented to me thus far."

Gladden says additional money from the county and the passage of House Bill 13 could help ease some of the district's financial burdens. But cuts are coming either way.

The board will discuss the superintendent's proposals at a work session April 19th.