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flag Highland County hires financial director amid $687K grant shortfall, adjusts school calendar and raises teacher pay.

flag Highland County officials are moving forward with a proposal to hire a financial director to address fiscal challenges, including a $687,617.50 grant shortfall caused by coding errors, which the county will cover using school capital funds and reserves. flag Supervisors hope to recover 75% of the funds from the state for future capital projects. flag Meanwhile, the school board approved a new 2026-2027 calendar starting August 18, 2026, and adopted a new teacher pay scale raising starting salaries to $50,000 and compressing salary steps to improve recruitment, increasing the teaching budget by nearly $100,000.

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