BOARD OF EDUCATION’S PROPOSED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2020 - JUNE 30, 2021 CARY, NORTH CAROLINA May 8, 2020 Dear Chairman Ford, CROSSROADS BUILDING 1 On behalf of the Wake County Board of Education, I am presenting the proposed budget for5625 the DILLARD 2020-2021 DRIVE fis- cal year. This budget request, which reflects the needs of 162,000 students, their familiesCARY and, NORTH our CAROLINA nearly 27518 20,000 employees, is delivered at an extraordinary time in our nation’s history. May 8, 2020 As our superintendent said inDear her Chairman budget message Ford, to us, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us struggling to understand what will happen in the next 30, 60 or 90 days – let alone the duration of the coming school year. On behalf of the Wake County Board of Education, I am presenting the proposed So we, as a school board, havebudget turned for to the our 2020-2021 district’s fiscalcore beliefs year. This in presentingbudget request, this budget which reflectsto you. the District 4 (East Raleigh) needs of 162,000 students, their families and our nearly 20,000 employees, is Keith Sutton, Chair delivered at an extraordinary time in our nation’s history.
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