Board of Education Considers Cuts to Budget

Members of the Cannon County Board of Education got their first look at steps that would need to be made to meet the challenges of the budget guidelines from the Cannon County Commission. The options were presented to board members at their workshop meeting Tuesday night.

Fiscal Year ‘21 Budget Options are based on estimations with a goal of decreasing expenditures by 1.5 Million Dollars. Three options are under consideration, all three will reduce personnel, two will reduce teaching positions and two will close one elementary school.

Option A

Art/Librarians/Instructional Coaches  –          $605,000

Assistant Principal                               –         $  50,000

COVID-19/CARES ACT                    –          $  75,000

Bonus (No LOE Performance)            –         $  88,500

Nurse                                                 –         $  20,000

Transportation (1 Contract Bus)           –         $  25,000

Instruction (9 positions)                      –         $405,000

Total                                                    –       $1,268,500   

Option B

Art/Librarians/Instructional Coaches  –          $605,000

Assistant Principal                               –         $  50,000

COVID-19/CARES ACT                    –          $  75,000

Bonus (No LOE Performance)            –        $  88,500

Nurse                                                 –         $  20,000

Transportation (1 Contract Bus)           –        $  25,000

Short Mountain (Closed)                    –         $687,500

Total                                                 –       $1,551,000    

Option C

Art/Librarians/Instructional Coaches    –       $605,000

Assistant Principal                                –       $  50,000

COVID-19/CARES ACT                      –         $  75,000

Bonus (No LOE Performance)             –        $  88,500

Nurse                                                 –        $  20,000

Transportation (1 Contract Bus)           –        $  25,000

Instruction (9 positions)                      –        $405,000

Short Mountain (Closed)                    –        $687,500

Total                                                  –       $1,956,000

The regular Monthly Meeting of the Cannon County Board of Education will be on Thursday, June 11th, 2020 – 6:30 PM in the Cafeteria of the Woodbury Grammar School, 530 West Adams Street and via ZOOM.

AGENDA

CANNON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION June 11, 2020 at Woodbury Grammar School Cafeteria and Via Zoom

6:30 PM

Employee of the month recognition

Roll Call

1. Approve agenda

2. Consent agenda

a. Approve minutes of the May 7, May 12 (reconvened May 7 meeting), and May 26, 2020 meetings of the Board

b. Approve ELA textbook adoption

3. Lisa Black will address the Board concerning the purchase of a bus and approval of the bus advertising agreement

4. Courtney Nichols will address the Board concerning updated tentative senior trip dates and procedures

5. Kathy Mullins will address the Board concerning the ESSER (CARES Act) grant

6. Approve the IDEA/ESEA FY’21 budget to include all future amendments

7. Safety report (workshop only)

8. 2020-2021 GP budget considerations

9. Director’s comments

a. Financial Report (if available)

10. Chairman’s comments

a. Special Called meeting on June 25, 2020 to consider budget amendments, bus purchase,

and mowing bids

11. Adjourn