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As the Maury County Board of Education convened to review its tentative $107 million budget, the cost of the school district’s teacher salaries and proposed building projects remain top concerns for members of the board.
Last year, the county passed a bare-bones $103.9 million financial plan for the local public school district.
More than $90 million of the annual budget goes toward funding the salaries and benefits of the school district’s staff. I think we have our work cut out for us going forward, said Michael Fulbright, school board chair. “We have a long way to go. I think this is a very productive first step.