Breaking News: WCPS will ‘need some help’ to pay teacher supplements

Wayne County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Dunsmore told members of the Board of Education that “we’re going to need some help” to ensure teachers get their supplements when school ends this month.

Dunsmore made the statement after board chairman Chris West directly asked him if the district had enough money to make the payments.

The exchange came after the board heard from an independent auditor, who reported that the district’s general fund balance currently sits at negative $3.6 million.

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