Record Setting Budget for SDOC

Oconee County schools are set to receive a record amount of funding if the budget proposal unveiled last night is approved. The next school budget will reach a total of $122 million, including local, state, and federal funding. According to Jay Schickling, the district’s chief financial officer, this money is essential to pay teachers and support staff, as well as to cover necessary expenses such as utilities…

On May 2, the district plans to formally request sufficient millage from County Council to produce $50.3 million in local funding.