The Atlanta Board of Education held off on voting on next year’s $658 million budget, which had been scheduled for final approval Monday.
The school board still needs to agree on class sizes, pay raises and other issues before the budget is voted on as soon as next week.
Several board members argued at Monday’s meeting that class sizes should be reduced, and they needed more time to evaluate the financial implications of hiring more teachers to shrink class sizes.
The board had previously sought 3 percent pay raises for all staff, but now the board is considering a plan that would give different levels of raises to various types of employees.
Board Chairman Courtney English and Budget Commission Chairman Matt Westmoreland said these topics would be discussed during an upcoming committee meeting, which has been scheduled for Thursday.
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