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Gill offers first look at schools’ budget for FY24 ROSLYN RYAN
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As part of her role, 2022 Hanover Christmas Mother Michele Clements visited the Mechanicsville AARP in the fall.
Christmas Mother reflects on a remarkable season
Since being asked to serve as the meetings, lunches, dinners, cotil2022 Hanover Christmas Mother lions, holiday celebrations, singMECHANICSVILLE – Michele in October, Clements’ days and a-longs at churches and more. Clements can’t believe it’s almost evenings have been a whirl of acover. tivity. She was invited to breakfast Please see CHRISTMAS, Page 5 LAURA MCFARLAND
Managing Editor
Hanover County Public Schools’ superintendent Michael Gill presented the division’s initial proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 on Jan. 17, kicking off the annual round of presentations, meetings, public hearings and discussions that determines how the needs of the school division will be funded. Hanover County residents will have several opportunities to offer feedback on the spending plan, which, at $309,703,130, represents a $32,129,62, or 11%, increase over the fiscal year 2023 plan. “This is really a 12-month a year process,” Gill said, noting that work on the budget typically begins in October with the gath-
ering of input from school administrators, teachers and staff. The school board is expected to vote on adoption on the plan on Feb. 14, and it will be presented to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 22. That presentation will be followed be the opportunity for more community input. Even after supervisors make a final decision on the plan in April, Gill noted, what happens in the General Assembly could still impact funding. Gill said the final plan should be in place by May. Before launching into his proposal, Gill took a few moments to highlight some of the many significant milestones achieved by Please see BUDGET, Page 4
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