The following is a press release from the office of Governor Roy Cooper
RALEIGH: After proclaiming May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week, Governor Cooper is calling on the legislature to support his budget’s funding for school support personnel. Governor Cooper’s budget proposal, Common Ground Solutions for North Carolina, allotted $20 million in flexible funding for schools to hire additional instructional support personnel—teaching assistants, assistant principals, nurses, behavioral support staff and others.
New data released today show how each local district would benefit from Governor Cooper’s proposals.
“To succeed, we must make sure our kids have the support they need,” said Governor Cooper. “My budget recommends investments in support personnel like teaching assistants and nurses, who help our students in every facet of their education. I urge the General Assembly to make this investment.”
In addition, Governor Cooper’s budget—which doesn’t raise taxes or fees— would raise average teacher pay 10% over two years and give teachers a direct annual stipend of $150 to offset out-of-pocket expenses for classroom supplies.
Here’s an estimate of how much each school district would receive for support personnel.
LEA Name
Alamance-Burlington
Alexander County
Alleghany County
Anson County
Ashe County
Avery County
Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Buncombe County
Asheville City
Burke County
Cabarrus County
Kannapolis City
Caldwell County
Camden County
Carteret County
Caswell County
Catawba County
Hickory City
Newton-Conover
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Edenton/Chowan
Clay County
Cleveland County
Columbus County
Whiteville City
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Dare County
Davidson County
Lexington City
Thomasville City
Davie County
Duplin County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Gaston County
Gates County
Graham County
Granville County
Greene County
Guilford County
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids City
Weldon City
Harnett County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Hertford County
Hoke County
Hyde County
Iredell-Statesville
Mooresville City
Jackson County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Lincoln County
Macon County
Madison County
Martin County
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash-Rocky Mount
New Hanover County
Northampton County
Onslow County
Orange County
Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
Pitt County
Polk County
Randolph County
Asheboro City
Richmond County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
Rowan-Salisbury
Rutherford County
Sampson County
Clinton City
Scotland County
Stanly County
Stokes County
Surry County
Elkin City
Mount Airy City
Swain County
Transylvania County
Tyrrell County
Union County
Vance County
Wake County
Warren County
Washington County
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilkes County
Wilson County
Yadkin County
Yancey County
TOTAL*
Support Personnel Allotment
$292,509
$63,531
$17,506
$43,011
$38,953
$26,201
$88,005
$28,223
$58,468
$162,614
$313,943
$58,726
$157,693
$421,863
$68,348
$152,360
$23,869
$107,198
$34,200
$210,996
$54,642
$38,850
$113,175
$42,676
$26,329
$17,325
$190,605
$74,763
$28,712
$181,124
$650,313
$51,989
$65,630
$246,703
$39,133
$30,001
$80,405
$124,227
$431,099
$77,211
$707,261
$108,628
$406,109
$20,687
$15,406
$99,263
$40,254
$927,158
$33,401
$37,510
$11,181
$270,237
$92,398
$174,464
$37,163
$108,293
$7,819
$263,126
$78,357
$48,653
$454,349
$14,388
$129,225
$112,699
$146,821
$56,652
$30,116
$41,658
$79,722
$1,934,772
$23,830
$50,572
$163,541
$196,479
$342,707
$22,967
$341,870
$97,177
$157,654
$16,514
$73,604
$122,733
$21,190
$58,842
$303,651
$27,862
$222,911
$59,911
$94,471
$298,653
$160,578
$248,841
$104,480
$107,662
$39,005
$75,626
$109,040
$78,035
$103,244
$15,200
$20,623
$25,312
$43,951
$7,858
$540,641
$78,215
$2,095,762
$27,669
$20,030
$57,644
$237,802
$123,145
$155,297
$68,232
$28,184
$18,690,113
*Source: OSBM analysis of DPI data. This data does not include the allotment for charter schools, which brings total additional funding to $20 million.
